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knob

noun
/nɒb/UK/nɑb/US

Etymology

From Middle English knobbe, from Middle Low German knobbe (“knob, knot in wood, bud”), probably ultimately from a variant of Proto-Germanic *knappô (“knob, lump”), one of several kn- words related to *knudaną (“to knead”). Compare Middle Dutch knobbe, cnoppe, Middle Low German knobbe (“knob, knot in wood”), knubbe, Dutch knop (“knob, button, bud”), Old Frisian knopp, knapp, Old High German knopf (“bud, pommel of a sword, knot, loop”), Middle High German knospe, German Knopf (“button, knob”), Knospe (“bud”), Danish knap (“button”), knop (“knob, button, bud”), Faroese knappur (“button”), Icelandic hnappur (“button”), Norn knapp (“round button”), knubbi (“potato”), snapp (“knob, round top”), Norwegian and Swedish knapp (“button”), Norwegian knopp (“bud”), Swedish knopp (“bud, knob”), Finnish nappi (“button, knob”), nuppi (“knob, pommel”), Old Norse knyfill (“short horn”). Also compare Middle English knap, knappe (“small projection, knob (button, tassel, tuft, etc.), hill, hilltop, etc.)”), from Old English cnæp, cnæpp (“summit, top”), which is possibly related to Old Norse knappr (“small projection, knob (button, head of a stick, etc.)”) (whence English knop), from Proto-Germanic *knappô (“knob, lump”), *knuppô (“lump, clod”). Cognate with Dutch knob, knobbel (“knob”), German Knubbe, Knubbel (“knob”). See also knop. For the sense of a rounded hill, see nab and knab.

  1. derived from knappr — “small projection, knob (button, head of a stick, etc.)”
  2. inherited from cnæp
  3. derived from *knappô✻
  4. derived from knobbe — “knob, knot in wood, bud”
  5. inherited from knobbe

Definitions

  1. A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface

    A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle.

  2. A rounded control switch that can be turned on its axis, designed to be operated by the…

    A rounded control switch that can be turned on its axis, designed to be operated by the fingers.

  3. A ball-shaped part of a handle, lever, etc., designed to be grabbed by the hand.

  4. ›+ 13 more definitions

    1. A rounded ornament on the hilt of an edged weapon

      A rounded ornament on the hilt of an edged weapon; a pommel.

    2. A prominent, rounded bump along a mountain ridge.

    3. A prominent rounded hill.

      • We climbed to the top of Slate Hill, the highest knob in our town, and Ricky gave me a whole talk on how slate formed, how it was and was not shale.

    4. A woman's breast.

    5. The penis

      The penis; dick.

    6. The clitoris.

    7. A dollop, an amount just larger than a spoonful (usually referring to butter).

    8. A chunky branch-like piece, especially of a ginger rhizome.

      • Place whole, unpeeled knobs of ginger in a zipper-lock freezer bag for up to 3 months. Slice or break off what you need and return the rest to the freezer.

    9. A bulb of the garlic plant consisting of multiple cloves.

    10. A freshman at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.

      • Day 1 at the South Carolina Military Academy is filled with the academy’s trademarks - the Guidon, the five basic commands, and a knob haircut.

    11. protrude

    12. furnish or produce with a knob, knobble

    13. To have sex with.

      • One morning, maybe three weeks after my last grapple with Penny, Thomson came roaring into our form room. ‘Oi, Fleming, you spastic. Guess who I knobbed last night?’
      • Had Jack knobbed her as well? Molly wondered.

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Derived

bedknob, Blue Knob, Brodie knob, Brody knob, door knob, doorknob, Dorset knob, drawerknob, drawknob, gearknob, gear knob, ginger knob, granny knob, knob and tube, knob-and-tube, knobber, knobbish, knobble, knobby, knob celery, knob cheese, knob end, knob-end, knob-gobbler, knobhead, knob head, knobheaded, knob job, knob jockey, knob-jockey, Knob Lake, knobless, knoblet, knoblike, knob lock, knob mudalia, knob of butter, knobology, knob polisher, knob rot · +15 more

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at knob. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at knob. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at knob

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA