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knobbed

knobbed

7.6
Having many small round lumps on the surface
  • adjective
  • /nɑbd/
translation icon : nudos
  • The knobbed surface of the old tree trunk was covered in small, rounded lumps.

Examples

  • Her knobbed and gnarled hands smooth a piece of vermilion silk dotted with golden flowers.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Knobbed whelks are found off the east coast of the U.S. from Massachusetts to northern Florida.

    Blog text (17)
  • She held the knobbed white spread to her throat.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Leaning on the arm of his chair was a knobbed and polished walking stick, which I knew was called a shillelagh.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • She admired the knobbed handle of the antique door that added character to her home.

  • The artisan crafted a beautiful vase with a distinctly knobbed exterior.

Synonyms

gnarled
vsknobbed
12 7.1

A tree, hand, or face with a rough, twisted shape and large bumps

is closer to simple rounded bumps rather than a strongly twisted form
gnarly
vsknobbed
9 8.4

A rough, twisted surface with hard knots or bumps

leans more toward plain rounded bumps instead of heavily twisted texture
knotty
vsknobbed
3 7.0

Full of hard lumps and tangles, for example in wood or hair

is similar but emphasizes rounded bumps rather than tangled knots
knobby
vsknobbed
2 5.8

Something that has small rounded bumps like a potato

shows those bumps but also a rough, twisted, lumpy appearance
nobby
vsknobbed
  • UK
8.4

Having small rounded lumps on the surface that you can feel

is more about rough, irregular lumps forming a twisted appearance
knotted
vsknobbed
3.9

Having rough, twisted bumps on wood or hands

focuses more on rounded bumps combined with a rough, twisted look
knurled
vsknobbed
  • Specialized
8.4

A surface with small raised lines or bumps to help you hold it

describes rounded, irregular bumps rather than regular ridged patterns

Antonyms

256 1.0

A surface that is even and not rough

How Bumpy

gnarled
12 7.1
knobbed
7.6
bumpy
68 1.0
smooth
256 1.0

Surface Forms

knobbed positive

Morphology

knobbed = knob (transparent) = knob + ed

The adjective 'knobbed' is transparently derived from the noun 'knob' with the addition of the suffix '-ed' to indicate having knobs.

Etymology

Knobbed comes from the simple word knob, which means a 'small round lump', as in a door knob. So something knobbed is covered with little bumps or lumps, like a gnarled hand or a twisted tree trunk.