American English pronunciation
How to pronounce knob
IPA transcription: ['nɑb]
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Noun
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a circular rounded projection or protuberance
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a round handle
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any thickened enlargement
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an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger
Usage examples
- The doorknob was made of bright clean brass.
- The doorknob was made of bright clean brass.
- Strikebreakers are also known as "knobsticks".
- The knob was named for two pioneer Harris County settlers: Lewis and James Dowdell.
- The shell of most knobbed whelks is dextral, meaning that it is right-handed.
- The doorknob was made of bright clean brass.
- The doorknob was made of bright clean brass.
- Touching the knob of the door triggers this Bluetooth camera to take a snapshot.
- Touching the knob of the door triggers this Bluetooth camera to take a snapshot.
- The fenders were arched high, to make room for large, knobby dirt-racing wheels.