Definition of knob

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Knob (n.) A knoblike ornament or handle; as, the knob of a lock, door, or drawer..

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Knob :: Knob (n.) A hard protuberance; a hard swelling or rising; a bunch; a lump; as, a knob in the flesh, or on a bone..
Kaleidophone :: Kaleidophone () An instrument invented by Professor Wheatstone, consisting of a reflecting knob at the end of a vibrating rod or thin plate, for making visible, in the motion of a point of light reflected from the knob, the paths or curves corresponding with the musical notes produced by the vibrations..
Knobbler :: Knobbler (n.) The hart in its second year; a young deer.
Hemacite :: Hemacite (n.) A composition made from blood, mixed with mineral or vegetable substances, used for making buttons, door knobs, etc..
Friz :: Friz (v. t.) To form into little burs, prominences, knobs, or tufts, as the nap of cloth..
Hair :: Hair (n.) An outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or of several cells, whether pointed, hooked, knobbed, or stellated. Internal hairs occur in the flower stalk of the yellow frog lily (Nuphar)..
Stop :: Stop (n.) In the organ, one of the knobs or handles at each side of the organist, by which he can draw on or shut off any register or row of pipes; the register itself; as, the vox humana stop..
Protuberance :: Protuberance (n.) That which is protuberant swelled or pushed beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; a swelling or tumor on the body; a prominence; a bunch or knob; an elevation.
Knob :: Knob (n.) A rounded hill or mountain; as, the Pilot Knob..
Pull :: Pull (n.) A knob, handle, or lever, etc., by which anything is pulled; as, a drawer pull; a bell pull..
Burr :: Burr (n.) The round knob of an antler next to a deer's head.
Bull''s-eye :: Bull's-eye (n.) A thick knob or protuberance left on glass by the end of the pipe through which it was blown.
Pommel :: Pommel (n.) A knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion.
Mace :: Mace (n.) A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple.
Knot :: Knot (n.) A knob, lump, swelling, or protuberance..
Mouse :: Mouse (n.) A knob made on a rope with spun yarn or parceling to prevent a running eye from slipping.
Knobby :: Knobby (a.) Irregular; stubborn in particulars.
Keno :: Keno (n.) A gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered..
Nub :: Nub (n.) A jag, or snag; a knob; a protuberance; also, the point or gist, as of a story..
Heel :: Heel (n.) Anything regarded as like a human heel in shape; a protuberance; a knob.
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