Thesaurus: knob

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1. n. A hard protuberance; a hard swelling or rising; a bunch; a lump; as, a knob in the flesh, or on a bone.
2. n. A knoblike ornament or handle; as, the knob of a lock, door, or drawer.
3. n. A rounded hill or mountain; as, the Pilot Knob.
4. n. See Knop.
5. v. i. To grow into knobs or bunches; to become knobbed.
6. n. a circular rounded projection or protuberance
7. n. a round handle
8. n. any thickened enlargement
9. n. an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger
10. 1. A hard protuberance; a hard swelling or rising; a bunch; a lump; as, a knob in the flesh, or on a bone. 2. A knoblike ornament or handle; as, the knob of a lock, door, or drawer. Chaucer. 3. A rounded hill or mountain; as, the Pilot Knob. [U. S.] Bartlett. 4. (Arch.) See Knop. Knob latch, a latch which can be operated by turning a knob, without using a key. To grow into knobs or bunches; to become knobbed. [Obs.] Drant.
11. See Knop. Knob latch, a latch which can be operated by turninga knob, without using a key.
12. n:100 n. a circular rounded projection or protuberance n. a round handle n. an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger