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knuckles

  • plural
    of knuckle.
    knuckle
    noun
    a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
  • present tense form
    of knuckle (3rd person singular).
    knuckle
    noun
    a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.

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Mr. Ferguson seems less concerned now that the FTC is using its knuckles to chill private speech.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

“Fingers bruised from lifting boxes on the warehouse floor, palms calloused from delivery bike handlebars, knuckles scarred with kitchen burns: These are not hands that have been allowed to hold power,” he said.

From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2025

David Cameron was rapped on the knuckles when he claimed the late queen "purred" down the phone line when he told her the result of the Scottish referendum.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025

Combatants try to get any edge they can in the contests, which can be painfully hard on the knuckles.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025

He was so cool, he could chat with one friend on his cell phone while using his free hand to knock knuckles with a dozen more.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein