KNOB

knob

(noun) a round handle

knob, boss

(noun) a circular rounded projection or protuberance

knob, pommel

(noun) an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger

node, knob, thickening

(noun) any thickened enlargement

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

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.

(slang, mostly, in the plural) A woman's breast.

(vulgar, slang, chiefly, UK) The penis.

(vulgar, slang) The head of the penis; the glans.

(slang, pejorative, 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.

A bulb of the garlic plant consisting of multiple cloves.

Synonyms

• See also penis

Verb

knob (third-person singular simple present knobs, present participle knobbing, simple past and past participle knobbed)

(British, slang, vulgar, of a man) To have sex with.

Synonyms

• dick, get up in, schlong; see also copulate with

Anagrams

• Bonk, bonk

Source: Wiktionary

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Knob, n. Etym: [A modification of knop. Cf. Nob.]

1. A hard protuberance; a hard swelling or rising; a bunch; a lump; as, a knob in the flesh, or on a bone.

2. A knoblike ornament or handle; as, the knob of a lock, door, or drawer. Chaucer.

3. A rounded hill or mountain; as, the Pilot Knob. [U. S.] Bartlett.

4. (Arch.)

Definition: See Knop. Knob latch, a latch which can be operated by turning a knob, without using a key.

Knob, v. i.

Definition: To grow into knobs or bunches; to become knobbed. [Obs.] Drant.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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