knob
Meaning
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- A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle.
- A rounded control switch that can be turned on its axis, designed to be operated by the fingers.
- A ball-shaped part of a handle, lever, etc., designed to be grabbed by the hand.
- A rounded ornament on the hilt of an edged weapon; a pommel.
- A prominent, rounded bump along a mountain ridge.
- A prominent rounded hill.
- (slang) A woman's breast.
- (slang) The penis; dick.
- (slang) The penis; dick.
- (slang) The clitoris.
- A dollop, an amount just larger than a spoonful (usually referring to butter).
- A chunky branch-like piece, especially of a ginger rhizome.
- A bulb of the garlic plant consisting of multiple cloves.
- (slang) A freshman at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.
Synonyms
press-button
cane-head
rotary knob
tip side
pusher-button
BP button
depressed key
snap button
ball knob
door knob
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/nɒb/
Etymology
From Middle English knobbe, from Middle Low German knobbe (“knob; knot in wood”), probably via Old Saxon from a variant of Proto-Germanic *knappô (“knob, lump”), one of several kn- words related to *knuttô (“knot”). Cognate with Dutch knob, knobbel (“knob”), German Knubbe, Knubbel (“knob”). See also knop.
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