knob

  • 21knob — noun 1》 a rounded lump or ball, especially at the end or on the surface of something.     ↘a ball shaped handle on a door or drawer.     ↘a round button on a machine. 2》 a small lump of something: a knob of butter. 3》 chiefly N. Amer. a prominent …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 22knob — knoblike, adj. /nob/, n., v., knobbed, knobbing. n. 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.… …

    Universalium

  • 23knob — A protuberance; a mass; a nodule. aortic k. the prominent shadow of the aortic arch on a frontal chest radiograph. Engelmann basal knobs obsolete …

    Medical dictionary

  • 24knob — 1) To fiddle, adjust, or tweak something, even if you do not understand what you are doing. Since the repair bill would exceed the value of this old tape recorder, I will open it and knob with the adjustments inside to see if I can make it sound… …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 25knob — 1) To fiddle, adjust, or tweak something, even if you do not understand what you are doing. Since the repair bill would exceed the value of this old tape recorder, I will open it and knob with the adjustments inside to see if I can make it sound… …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 26knob — noun (C) 1 a round handle or thing that you turn to open a door, turn on a radio etc 2 a knob of a small piece of something: Melt a knob of butter in the pan. 3 BrE taboo slang a penis 4 with (brass) knobs on BrE old fashioned used especially by… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27knob — noun 1) the drake has a black bill with a knob at the base Syn: lump, bump, protuberance, protrusion, bulge, swelling, knot, node, nodule, ball, boss 2) the knobs on the radio Syn: d …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 28knob — noun Etymology: Middle English knobbe; akin to Middle Low German knubbe knob Date: 14th century 1. a. a rounded protuberance ; lump b. a small rounded ornament or handle 2. a rounded usually isolated hill or mountain • knobbed adjective • knobby …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 29Knob — 1. Fartmåling 1 knob = ca. 1,84 km/t 2. reglementerede , sikre knuder, som er lette at binde og løse …

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  • 30knob — 1) vb British to have sex (with). This is a variant of nob, and is said by users of the word to be the incorrect spelling, in spite of the deriva tion. ► If you were in with the Royal Family and you were a girl, you d definitely want to knob… …

    Contemporary slang