knob
pronunciation
How to pronounce knob in British English:
UK [nɒb]
How to pronounce knob in American English:
US [nɑːb]
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- Noun:
- a circular rounded projection or protuberance
- a round handle
- any thickened enlargement
- an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger
Word Origin
- knob
- knob: see knot
- knob (n.)
- late 14c., knobe, probably from a Scandinavian or German source (compare Middle Low German knobbe "knob," Middle Dutch cnoppe, Dutch knop, Old Frisian knopp, knapp, Old High German knopf, German Knopf "button," Old Norse knyfill "short horn"). Meaning "knoll, isolated round hill" is first recorded 1640s, especially in U.S.
Synonym
Example
- 1. As he turned the knob , the sound diminished .
- 2. She stood in the doorway and turned the knob .
- 3. The blade was carted off , the turbine torn down . A cellphone tower now adorns grandpa 's knob .
- 4. There 's some design thought gone into this app - when you hit the radio knob a little analogue tuner comes on screen accompanied by tuning noise , and you can opt to shake your iphone a certain number of times to stop the alarm .
- 5. If you twist the knob to focus the blue image , the red one will drift slightly out of focus .