| 单词 | knob |
| 释义 | knob (once / 1323 pages) n You can use the word knob for any bump or bulge, like the egg-shaped knob on your head after you bumped it on the door knob. Along the same likes as a bulging lump or protuberance, a knob is also a handle that juts out and is round shaped. The knobs on your dresser might be glass or porcelain, while the knobs on your kitchen cabinets could be made of chrome. There are also the knobs, or controls, on your old fashioned TV or radio, and the knob that's basically a lump or hunk, like a knob of butter. WORD FAMILYknob: knobbing, knobby, knobs USAGE EXAMPLESHe suggests pewter, like the Nanz Company’s knobs at right, as another refined alternative. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) "The lasers we use now have only one knob, and it's 'on,'" Monroe says. Science Magazine(Dec 01, 2016) So Mr. Obama turned the knob and gently pushed his way inside. New York Times(Nov 29, 2016) 1n a circular rounded projection or protuberance Syn|Hypo|Hyper boss knobble a small knob nailheadflattened boss on the end of nail opposite to the point projection any structure that branches out from a central support 2n a round handle Hypo|Hyper doorhandle, doorknob a knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain) stop(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes grip, handgrip, handle, hold the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it 3n an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger Syn|Hyper pommel decoration, ornament, ornamentation something used to beautify 4n any thickened enlargement Syn|Hyper node, thickening convex shape, convexity a shape that curves or bulges outward |
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