knob
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- noun
- /nɑb/
:
perilla
- The knob on the oven allows you to set the cooking time easily.
- turn a knob
- adjust the knob
- a control knob
You know someone should make a volume knob for oh perfect.
- You know someone should make a volume knob for oh perfect.
- And, and you're tweaking all of those little knobs within, within, within that engine.
- I'm just pulling on door knobs and seeing what opens.
- And then we're we're using the SSL, every knob on the SSL all the way up.
- But CMF teased a knob, some sort of Rotary dial on their phone.
- I'm, I'm all, I'm broke the knob off right now, right.
Examples
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He pulled the knob on the drawer to access the tools inside.
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To adjust the temperature, simply twist the knob on the thermostat.
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I grab the knob and I turn it.
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Turn the knob, open the door.
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Just put the knob back on!
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Just put your hand on the knob, turn it to the left.
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At the door, with his hand on the knob, he turns to face her.
Fiction book (1991) -
Sam jabs at the knob on the stove and begins to turn it off.
Fiction book (1990) -
I turn the knob.
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Adrienne tiptoes to the door, turns the knob, and slowly pulls it open.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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1.0
The part of an object you hold to carry or use it
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A handle on a drawer or door used to open it
A small round lump on a surface, like a tiny bump
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Etymology
Knob comes from an old Germanic word meaning 'bud' or 'round lump', and it is like German Knopf and Dutch knop, which mean 'button'. So, because the root shows a small round bump, a knob became the name for a round handle or control you turn or pull.