[
UK
/nˈɒb/
]
[ US /ˈnɑb/ ]
[ US /ˈnɑb/ ]
NOUN
- any thickened enlargement
- a round handle
- a circular rounded projection or protuberance
- an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger
How To Use knob In A Sentence
- I chatter with enthusiasm whilst knobs of butter slide off the fishes' backs and sizzle to blister bubbles.
- She pointed at Maralynne, though she could as easily have indicated herself; her splashy dress exposed her knobby knees and a good deal of aging breast.
- In 1867 another visitor, Mark Twain, called Jerusalem “the knobbiest town in the world, except Constantinople.” Crossing Mandelbaum Gate
- Valerie cautiously approached the door, reaching for the handle and turning the knob.
- Suddenly the lobby door crashed into the adjacent wall and stayed there, the knob half-buried in the Sheetrock. Least Resistance
- Turn/Twiddle the little knob to adjust the volume.
- A few appeared at the same time on both legs and were slightly raised but not 'knobbly', and not bad enough for her to want to stop wearing skirts. Home | Mail Online
- She turned the knob and was enveloped in a shroud of fetid air as the door swung open.
- It's simple for a thief to break glass panels and then reach in and open a doorknob from the inside. HOME SECURITY BASICS
- As soon as she laid her hand on the doorknob the door opened from the inside and she jumped back with a start.