Dictionary Definition
knobby adj : having knobs; "had knobbly knees"
[syn: knobbly]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɒbi
Adjective
- resembling a knob
- pleasantly
small
- Do you like my new mobile? Yes, isn't it knobby.
Extensive Definition
A knob is a round handle one pulls or twists:
- Doorknob, a round handle one turns to open a door
- Control knob, controls a device
- Brodie knob on the steering wheel
Knob may also refer to a prominent, rounded bump
along a mountain ridge.
knobby in German: Knopf
knobby in Dutch: Knop
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
alpen,
alpestrine, alpigene, alpine, burled, gnarled, gnarly, hilly, knobbed, knobbly, knoblike, knotted, knotty, knurled, knurly, lumpy, monticuline, mountained, mountainous, nodal, noded, nodiform, nodose, nodular, nodulated, noduled, nubbled, nubbly, nubby, rolling, studded, subalpine, torose, tubercular, tuberculous, tuberose, tuberous