knob
knob /nɒb $ nɑːb/ noun [countable]
تکمه، طبلک، پیچ، گردونه، قبه، دکمه، برامدگی، دستگیره، دسته، گره، علوم مهندسی: تکمه گردان، معماری: دستگیره گویی، علوم نظامی: شستی
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Synonyms & Related Words knob[noun]Synonyms: lump, bump, hump, knot, projection, protrusion, stud
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English Dictionary knob /nɒb $ nɑːb/
noun [countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Middle Low German;
Origin: knobbe]
1. a round handle or thing that you turn to open a door, turn on a television etc:
He thought the door was locked, but he turned the knob and the door opened. a brass door knob I adjusted the volume knob and sat down.2. a knob of something a small piece of something
Synonym : lump:
Melt a knob of butter in the pan.3. British English spoken not polite a
penis4. with (brass) knobs on British English spoken old-fashioned used especially by children to reply to an insult:
‘You’re fat and lazy.’ ‘Fat and lazy to you with brass knobs on!’ [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocations knob noun ADJ. door | control, volume Adjust the control knobs by pressing lightly. VERB + KNOB adjust, fiddle with, touch, turn, twiddle I've tried twiddling the knobs, but nothing seems to happen. KNOB + VERB adjust sth, control sth PREP. ~ on the knobs on the radio [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲