Knob

Quick meaning: Knob is a noun meaning A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle.

Meaning

A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle.

More Meanings

1. A rounded control switch that can be turned on its axis, designed to be operated by the fingers.
2. A ball-shaped part of a handle, lever, etc., designed to be grabbed by the hand.
3. A rounded ornament on the hilt of an edged weapon; a pommel.
4. A prominent, rounded bump along a mountain ridge.
5. (geography, chiefly Appalachia, Lancashire) A prominent rounded hill.
6. (slang, chiefly in the plural) A woman's breast.
7. (slang) The penis; dick.

Example Sentences

Day 1 at the South Carolina Military Academy is filled with the academy’s trademarks - the Guidon, the five basic commands, and a knob haircut.

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.

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.

One morning, maybe three weeks after my last grapple with Penny, Thomson came roaring into our form room. ‘Oi, Fleming, you spastic. Guess who I knobbed last night?’

Word Forms

• knobs
• knobbing
• knobbed

Synonyms for knob

Depending on context, synonyms include dick, schlong, pommel, node.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include node, pommel, handful, button, fistful, handhold.

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