knob Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a circular rounded projection or protuberance
boss.
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noun a round handle
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noun any thickened enlargement
node; thickening.
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noun an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger
pommel.
WordNet
Knob noun
Etymology
A modification ofDefinitions
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A hard protuberance; a hard swelling or rising; a bunch; a lump; as, a .knob in the flesh, or on a bone -
A knoblike ornament or handle; Chaucer.as, the .knob of a lock, door, or drawer -
A rounded hill or mountain; U. S. Bartlett.as, the Pilot Knob . -
(Arch.) See Knop .
Knob intransitive verb
Definitions
To grow into knobs or bunches; to become knobbed. Obs. Drant.