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noun
  1. 1
    a round handle on a door or drawer

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of knob

    Parts of doors and windows: arch, door, doorbell, doorjamb, doorknob, doorknocker, doorplate, doorpost, doorstep, doorstop... more
    1. a.
      a round switch on a piece of equipment

      American English synonyms or related words for this sense of knob

      Knobs and switches on machinery and equipment: console, control, dial, fast forward, knob, lever, master switch, panel, pause, release... more
    2. b.
      a small round lump on the surface of something

      American English synonyms or related words for this sense of knob

      The outer parts of objects or spaces: apex, back, base, bevel, bottom, brim, bump, confines, corner, edge... more
    3. c.
      the round top of a stick or post

      American English synonyms or related words for this sense of knob

      The outer parts of objects or spaces: apex, back, base, bevel, bottom, brim, bump, confines, corner, edge... more
  2. 2
    British a small piece of something

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of knob

    Small amounts or pieces of something: bit, piece, fragment, a little, hint, trace, sample, taster, a bit, fraction... more
  3. 3
    British impolite a man's penis (=sex organ)

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of knob

    Sex and reproductive organs: balls, beaver, bits, bollocks, boner, cervical, cervix, clitoris, cock, cojones... more

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