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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