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knob

[ nob ]

noun

  1. a projecting part, usually rounded, forming the handle of a door, drawer, or the like.
  2. a rounded lump or protuberance on the surface or at the end of something, as a knot on a tree trunk.
  3. Architecture. an ornamental boss, as of carved work.
  4. a rounded hill, mountain, or elevation on a ridge.


verb (used with object)

knobbed, knobbing.
  1. to produce a knob on.
  2. to furnish with a knob.
  3. (in stone cutting) to knock off (excess stone) preparatory to dressing; knobble; skiffle.

knob

/ ²ÔÉ’²ú /

noun

  1. a rounded projection from a surface, such as a lump on a tree trunk
  2. a handle of a door, drawer, etc, esp one that is rounded
  3. a round hill or knoll or morainic ridge
  4. taboo.
    a slang word for penis
  5. and the same to you with knobs on or and the same to you with brass knobs on informal.
    the same to you but even more so
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to supply or ornament with knobs
  2. intr to form into a knob; bulge
  3. taboo.
    to have sexual intercourse with (someone)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

knob

/ ²ÔŲú /

  1. A prominent, rounded hill or mountain.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ°ì²Ô´Ç²ú²ú²â, adjective
  • ˈ°ì²Ô´Ç²úËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ì²Ô´Ç²úl¾±°ì±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of knob1

1350–1400; Middle English knobbe < Middle Low German
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of knob1

C14: from Middle Low German knobbe knot in wood; see knop
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If you'd like to amp up the richness, a knob or two of butter added directly to the surface of the steak about halfway through the cooking process will help add moisture, color and flavor.

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It was so funny, but I cannot believe that that specific character, as broad and insanely backwards as his thinking was, could still turn a knob and pull on my heart.

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"If there was some simple knob that one could turn that would reconcile this, we would happily turn the knob and reconcile it."

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"It was the switches that someone noticed; they liked the look of the knobs and so pulled it out of the skip," Mr Jackson Jnr explained.

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These are easy-to-use, single-function devices with physical elements like knobs or buttons, which also integrate the preferences of the living experience experts.

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