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knob (n

1. A rounded protuberance.

a. A rounded handle, as on a drawer or door.

b. A rounded control switch or dial.

3. A prominent rounded hill or mountain.

[Middle English knobbe, from Middle Low German, knot in wood.]

knobbed (n

bd) adj.

knobbi·ness n.

knobby adj.

knobby [nɒbɪ]

adj -bier, -biest

having or covered with small knobs; knobbly

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Adj.

knobby - having knobs; "had knobbly knees"

knobbly

unshapely - not well-proportioned and pleasing in shape; "a stout unshapely woman"

Translations

knobby

adj (+er) wood, trunk → knorrig

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