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   knob

   /nɒb/

   noun

   • 1. a rounded lump or ball, especially at the end or on the surface of something. Similar lumpbumpprotuberanceprojectionprotrusionbulgeswellingknotnodenodulegnarlgrowthoutgrowthexcrescencecarbuncletumourbossstudballknopnubtechnical:umborare:tumescencenuggetnubnubblelumppatcakeballcubechunkdolloppiecebitportionwedgehunkbarslabgobbetinformal:wodgegob
   • ▪ a ball-shaped handle on a door or drawer. Similar doorknobhandledoor handlegrippull
   • ▪ a round button for adjusting or controlling a machine: "she fiddled with the knobs on the radio" Similar dialbuttonswitchon/off switchkey
   • ▪ a small lump of a substance: "add a knob of butter"
   • 2. a prominent round hill. North American
   • 3. a man's penis. vulgar slang
   • 4. a small flock of wigeon, pochard, or teal (ducks): rare "peacocks would have seemed but a knob of wigeons in comparison"

   verb

   • 1. (of a man) have sex with (someone). vulgar slang British

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Middle Low German knobbe ‘knot, knob, bud’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. knobbed adjective
   • 2. knobby adjective
   • 3. knoblike adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   What does knob mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! KNOB definition: 1. a round handle, or a small, round device for controlling a machine or electrical equipment: 2…. Learn more.

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   What is a knob on a door?

   • A knob is a round handle on a door or drawer which you use in order to open or close it. He turned the knob and pushed against the door. A knob is a rounded lump or ball on top of a post or stick. A loose brass knob on the bedstead rattled. A knob is a round switch on a piece of machinery or equipment.

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   What is the difference between a knob and a butter knob?

   • A knob is a rounded lump or ball on top of a post or stick. A loose brass knob on the bedstead rattled. A knob is a round switch on a piece of machinery or equipment. ...the volume knob. A knob of butter is a small amount of it. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. 4.

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   What does no knobs mean?

   • P.1. † to make no knobs: to feel or show no hesitation or reluctance in doing or saying something. Cf. to make no bones about at bone n.1 Phrases P.1d.ii.ii. Instead of 6 Centuries defalked by the Jews, they make no Knobs in cutting off 9 of them together. P.2. colloquial (chiefly British). with knobs on (also with brass knobs on).

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   What does it mean to Polish a knob?

   • to polish someone's knob (also to polish the knob): to perform fellatio or masturbation on a man. Also: to masturbate. See that girl in blue. She'll polish your knob if you ask her to. Wake me up with them fat lips polishin' the knob. Boy, you must be getting some.

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   What is a knot on a tree?

   • A knot on the trunk or branch of a tree. Knobbe, or knotte y [n] a tre, vertex. It is very necessarie that your Poales be streyght without scrags or knobbes. The wood of the tree whereupon the scutcheonlike graft is grafted, hath not any knob nor bud. The Pruning of Trees, and cutting off their Knobs and Knots.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishKNOB | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of knob as a round handle, a small amount of butter, or a vulgar term for penis or idiot. Find out how to use knob in sentences and idioms, and see translations in different languages.

   • English (US)

     KNOB meaning: 1. a round handle, or a small, round device...

   • Znaczenie Knob, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     KNOB definicja: 1. a round handle, or a small, round device...

   • Traditional

     KNOB translate: 球體, 球形把手;（機器等的）旋鈕, 球形突出物, 數量, （尤指奶油）小塊,...

   • Knob: Indonesian Translation

     knob translate: bonggol, tombol. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Knob: Malay Translation

     knob translate: bonjol, tombol. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Knob: Italian Translation

     knob translate: pomello, pomello, manopola, pomo. Learn more...

   • Knob Spanish Translation

     KNOB translate: pomo, tirador, mando, bulto, nudo, pene,...

   • Knob: Japanese Translation

     KNOB translate: （ドア、引き出しの）取っ手, （機械の）つまみ, ドアの丸（まる）い取（と）っ手（て）,...

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   The meaning of KNOB is a small rounded ornament or handle. How to use knob in a sentence.

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   knob noun. Meaning & use. I. A rounded lump or protuberance, and related senses. I.1.a. c1405–. A rounded protuberance or swelling on or under the skin, or on the surface of an internal organ. Now rare except as merged in sense I.1b. c1405 (c1387–95) The knobbes sittynge on his chekes.

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   A knob is a rounded protuberance, handle, or control device. Learn the different meanings and uses of knob in English and Spanish, with synonyms, translations, and examples.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms and usage of the word 'knob' in British and American English. A knob can be a round handle, a switch, a lump, a hill or a vulgar slang term.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionknob noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   a round shape like a ball on the surface or end of something. He carried a long cane, tipped with an iron knob. The bird's bill is orange with a black knob at its base. (especially British English) a small piece of something such as butter. (British English, taboo, slang) a penis.

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   Definitions of 'knob'. 1. A knob is a round handle on a door or drawer which you use in order to open or close it. [...] 2. A knob is a rounded lump or ball on top of a post or stick. [...] 3. A knob is a round switch on a piece of machinery or equipment.