knob
English
Etymology
From Middle English knobbe, from Middle Low German knobbe (“knob; knot in wood”). Cognate with Dutch knob, knobbel (“knob”), German Knubbe, Knubbel (“knob”). See also knop.
Pronunciation
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- Homophone: nob
Noun
knob (plural knobs)
- 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.
- (geography) A prominent rounded hill.
- 2011, John Jeremiah Sullivan, Pulphead, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, p. 144:
- We climbed to the top of Slate Hill, the highest knob in our town, and Ricky gave me a whole talk on how slate formed, how it was and was not shale.
- 2011, John Jeremiah Sullivan, Pulphead, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, p. 144:
- (plural) (slang) Breasts.
- (vulgar, slang, chiefly UK) A penis.
- (vulgar, slang) The head of the penis; the glans.
- (slang, derogatory, by analogy with above) A contemptible person.
- (cooking) A dollop, an amount just larger than a spoonful (usually referring to butter).
- A chunky branch-like piece, especially of a ginger rhizome.
- 2001, David Joachim, The Clever Cook's Kitchen Handbook
- Place whole, unpeeled knobs of ginger in a zipper-lock freezer bag for up to 3 months. Slice or break off what you need and return the rest to the freezer.
- 2001, David Joachim, The Clever Cook's Kitchen Handbook
- A bulb of the garlic plant consisting of multiple cloves.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:penis
Derived terms
Translations
rounded protuberance, handle, or control switch
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a prominent rounded hill
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in cooking, an amount just larger than a spoonful, usually of butter
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Verb
knob (third-person singular simple present knobs, present participle knobbing, simple past and past participle knobbed)
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German knōp (“knot”). Compare Dutch knoop and Swedish knop.
Pronunciation
Noun
knob n or c
Usage notes
In the sense speed on water it is common gender; the plural indefinite form is knob; no definite forms. In the sense looping of a rope it is neuter gender.
Inflection
Declension of knob
Further reading
- knob on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
- Knob (fart) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Middle English
Noun
knob
- Alternative form of knobbe
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