knob
knob is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A knoblike ornament or handle; as, the knob of a lock, door, or drawer. Chaucer.
- 2.A rounded hill or mountain; as, the Pilot Knob. [U. S.] Bartlett.
- 3.(Arch.) See Knop. Knob latch, a latch which can be operated by turning a knob, without using a key.
- 4.To grow into knobs or bunches; to become knobbed. [Obs.] Drant.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- append
- beetle
- button
- caudate
- daggle
- dangle
- depend
- dependency
- dependent
- fasten
- fastening
- flap
- flow
- flowing
- hang
- hanging
- hangnail
- having
- hitch
- hook
- horse
- jutting
- loose
- nail
- over
- pedicel
- pedicle
- peduncle
- pedunculate
- peg
- pendency
- pendent
- pendulous
- pendulum
- pensile
- pigtail
- pony
- ring
- skirt
- sling
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is knob.
- What is a knoblike ornament or handle; as, the knob of a lock, door, or drawer. Chaucer called?
- What is a rounded hill or mountain; as, the Pilot Knob. [U. S.] Bartlett called?
- What is see Knop. Knob latch, a latch which can be operated by turning a knob, without using a key called?
- What is to grow into knobs or bunches; to become knobbed. [Obs.] Drant called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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