knob (redirected from Knobs)

knob  (nb)

n.

1. A rounded protuberance.

2.

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

b. A rounded control switch or dial.

3. A prominent rounded hill or mountain.

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

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knobbed (nbd) adj.

knobbi·ness n.

knobby adj.

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knob [nɒb]

n

1. a rounded projection from a surface, such as a lump on a tree trunk

2. a handle of a door, drawer, etc., esp one that is rounded

3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a round hill or knoll or morainic ridge

4. Brit taboo a slang word for penis

and the same to you with (brass) knobs on Brit informal the same to you but even more so

vb knobs, knobbing, knobbed

1. (tr) to supply or ornament with knobs

2. (intr) to form into a knob; bulge

3. Brit taboo to have sexual intercourse with (someone)

[from Middle Low German knobbe knot in wood; see knop]

knobby  adj

knoblike  adj

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knob  (nb)

A prominent, rounded hill or mountain.

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Knob a small collection of widgeons, dunbirds, teals, or the like; fewer than thirty, 1878.

Examples: knob of dunbirds, 1878; pochard; teal, 1878; widgeon, 1878.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	knob - a circular rounded projection or protuberance boss knobble - a small knob nailhead - flattened boss on the end of nail opposite to the point projection - any structure that branches out from a central support
	2.	knob - a round handle doorhandle, doorknob - a knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain) handgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" stop - (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes; "the organist pulled out all the stops"
	3.	knob - any thickened enlargement node, thickening convex shape, convexity - a shape that curves or bulges outward
	4.	knob - an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger pommel decoration, ornament, ornamentation - something used to beautify hilt - the handle of a sword or dagger

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knob

noun

1. handle, grip, door handle, handgrip He turned the knob and pushed against the door.

2. ball, stud, nub, protuberance, boss, bunch, swell, knot, bulk, lump, bump, projection, snag, hump, protrusion, knurl a loose brass knob on the bedstead

3. dial, switch, button, control switch the volume knob

4. lump, ball, piece, wedge, spot, mass, cake, bunch, cluster, chunk, dab, hunk, nugget, gob, clod, gobbet a knob of butter

Translations

knob [nɒb] N

1. (= protuberance) → protuberancia f, bulto m; (on treetrunk) → nudo m

2. (= control) [of radio etc] → botón m, mando m

3. (= handle) [of door] → pomo m, tirador m; [of drawer] → tirador m; [of stick] → puño m

4. (= piece) a knob of butter (Brit) → un pedazo de mantequilla

5. (Brit) (= penis) → verga f, polla f (Sp)

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knob [ˈnɒb] n

[door] → bouton m

(= control) → bouton m

(British) a knob of butter → une noix de beurre

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knob

n

(on walking stick) → Knauf m; (on door) → Griff m, → Knauf m; (on instrument etc) → Knopf m; and the same to you with (brass) knobs on (Brit inf) → das beruht auf Gegenseitigkeit

(= swelling) → Beule f, → Knubbel m (inf); (on tree) → Knoten m, → Auswuchs m

(= small piece) → Stückchen nt; a knob of butter → ein Stich m → Butter

(sl: = penis) → Prügel m (sl), → Lanze f (sl)

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knob [nɒb] n → pomo, pomello; (on radio, TV) → manopola
a knob of butter (Brit) → una noce f di burro

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knob

n knob [nob]

1 a hard rounded part standing out from the main part a bedstead with brass knobs on. knop, knoets كُرَة ناتئَه буца boule, knoflík knop der Knopf εξόγκωμα bulto, protuberancia nupp برآمدگی nuppi pomme, bouton יָדִית כַּדוּרִית घुंडी izbočina gomb bonggol hnúður pomello, manopola 球飾り 둥근 손잡이 gumbas izaugums; puns; bumbulis bonjol knop kule gałka maçaneta mâner выпуклость; набалдашник gombík bunka čvor knopp, knapp, kula ตุ้ม topuz, baş 球形突出物 ґуля, випуклість گول ، ابھرواں لٹّو chỗ phồng 球形突出物

2 a rounded handle on or for a door or drawer wooden door-knobs. knop مِقْبَض дръжка kulovitá klika dørknop; håndtag der Griff πόμολο tirador, pomo nupp دستگیره ovennuppi poignée, bouton יָדִית כַּדוּרִית (किवाड़ की) मुठिया okrugla ručica na vratima gomb (fogantyú) tombol húnn pomo 取手 고리 apvali rankena apaļš rokturis (durvīm) tombol knop rundt håndtak, (dør)kule gałka maçaneta mâner (шарообразная) ручка guľovitá kľučka gumb, kljuka okrugla ručka na vratima handtag, vred ลูกบิด tokmak, topuz (門或抽屜的)圓形把手 куляста ручка کواڑ ، دراز وغیرہ کا ہتّھا nắm đấm cửa （门）球形把手

adj knobbly

having knobs or lumps a knobbly walking-stick. knopperig ذو عُقَد неравно hrbolatý, sukovitý nopret knorrig ροζιασμένος, με εξογκώματα nudoso muhklik قلمبه سلمبه kyhmyinen noueux עִם בְּלִיטוֹת מְעוּגָלוֹת गाठदार osut kvržicama bütykös berbonggol hnÿttur, hnúðóttur nodoso 取手のついた 울퉁불퉁한 gumbuotas mezglains; punains berbonjol knobbelig nupret, knudret, ujevn guzowaty cheio de altos noduros выпуклый; с набалдашником hrčovitý grčast čvornovat knölig, skrovlig, knagglig เป็นปุ่มกลม yumrulu 有小圓突起的；多疙瘩的 горбкуватий گھنڈی یا ہتّھے والا có bướu; có u 有小圆块的

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knob → مقبض knoflík håndtag Knopf πόμολο perilla, pomo nuppi poignée ručka manopola ノブ 손잡이 knop knott gałka botão нарост handtag ลูกบิด tokmak nắm đấm cửa 球形把手