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KNOB
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Irregular inflected forms: knobbed , knobbing
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A round handle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("knob" is a kind of...):
grip; handgrip; handle; hold (the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "knob"):
doorhandle; doorknob (a knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called 'doorhandle' in Great Britain))
stop ((music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A circular rounded projection or protuberance
Synonyms:
boss; knob
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("knob" is a kind of...):
projection (any structure that branches out from a central support)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "knob"):
knobble (a small knob)
nailhead (flattened boss on the end of nail opposite to the point)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger
Synonyms:
knob; pommel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("knob" is a kind of...):
decoration; ornament; ornamentation (something used to beautify)
Holonyms ("knob" is a part of...):
hilt (the handle of a sword or dagger)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Any thickened enlargement
Synonyms:
knob; node; thickening
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("knob" is a kind of...):
convex shape; convexity (a shape that curves or bulges outward)
Derivation:
knobby (having knobs)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb knob
Context examples:
He clasped his hands behind his head, threw them aloft, and swung them backwards, and at every movement some fresh expanse of his smooth, white skin became knobbed and gnarled with muscles, whilst a yell of admiration and delight from the crowd greeted each fresh exhibition.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The replacement of the Ad5 fiber knob, which mediates viral-cell receptor binding, allows for a Coxsackie-adenovirus receptor (CAR)-independent infection of tumor cells; CAR expression is often deficient on cancer cells.
(Conditionally Replicative Adenovirus 5/3-delta24, NCI Thesaurus)
He fumbled for the knob and entered a lighted room, where sat his sister and Bernard Higginbotham.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
The door-knob rattled.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
