Knob

Pronunciation

• RP enPR: nŏb, IPA: /nÉ’b/
• US enPR: nŏb, IPA: /nÉ‘b/
• Rhymes: -É’b
• Homophones: nob

Origin

From Middle English knobbe, from Middle Low German knobbe, knoppe ("a knot in wood"), from Proto-Germanic *knuppô ("lump, clod"), from Proto-Indo-European *gneub-, *gneup- ("to press, crush"). Cognate with Dutch knop ("button, knob"), German Knopf ("button, knob"), Swedish knopp ("knob"), Old English cnoppa ("knob"). See also knop.

Full definition of knob

Noun

1. A rounded protuberance, handle, or control switch.
2. (geography) A prominent rounded hill.
3. A rounded ornament on the hilt of an edged weapon; a pommel.
4. A prominent, rounded bump along a mountain ridge.
5. (British, NZ, slang) A penis.
6. (genetics)a knobbed chromosome
7. (slang, pejorative) A contemptible person.
8. (cooking) A dollop, an amount just larger than a spoonful (usually referring to butter)

Synonyms

Derived terms

• doorknob
• knob-and-tube

Verb

1. (British, slang, vulgar, of a man) To have sex with.

Anagrams

• bonk