knob
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9.1
- noun
- /nɑb/
:
pomo
- A knob decorated with rows of beads completes the lid.
Examples
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Everything was white except the brass bed knobs, the shining brass candlesticks, and the black rosary beads in Dada's hands.
Fiction book (1997) -
According to Jacobs, "The round knob on the bottom of the totem represents Castle Hill, the only piece of real estate ever given to the Russians."
Academic text (2009) -
I looked at the big china knob.
Fiction book (1993) -
The only thing I can take credit for is the knob because I picked it out at Hobby Lobby.
Blog text (16) -
As soon as lessons ended, she set off towards the Knock, the knob-shaped hill behind the town.
Fiction book (1996) -
Wendy reached into the cabinet and tried to turn the knob.
Fiction book (1991) -
The knob was a brass starfish or something.
Fiction book (2000) -
Six high-gloss ball knobs, designed without seam lines, are suited for positioning applications from push/pull to lever actuation.
Academic text (1994) -
We know that Dorsey made an ebony cane with a silver knob—a copy of the antique cane the governor keeps at Tano Pueblo.
Fiction book (1993) -
The knight admired the knob on the hilt of his ornate sword before the duel.
Synonyms
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9.3
A rounded knob at the front of a saddle or at the end of a sword handle
A small round lump on a surface, like a tiny bump
A small round bump on furniture that you use to open drawers
A small metal knob used as decoration on furniture or doors
Compounds
How Pointed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Knob comes from a word meaning 'round lump', the same idea you find in German Knopf and Dutch knop ('button'). So a knob on a sword is simply the round ornament or ball at the end of the handle.