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KNOBS
Noun
knobs
plural of knob
Anagrams
• Bonks, bonks
Source: Wiktionary
KNOB
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.
KNOB
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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