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knob
English
Etymology
From Middle English knobbe, from Middle Low German knobbe (“knob; knot in wood”). Cognate with Dutch knob, knobbel (“knob”), German Knubbe, Knubbel (“knob”). See also knop.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: n?b, IPA(key): /n?b/
- (US) enPR: n?b, IPA(key): /n?b/
- Rhymes: -?b
- Homophone: nob
Noun
knob (plural knobs)
- A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle.
- A rounded control switch that can be turned on its axis, designed to be operated by the fingers.
- A ball-shaped part of a handle, lever, etc., designed to be grabbed by the hand.
- A rounded ornament on the hilt of an edged weapon; a pommel.
- A prominent, rounded bump along a mountain ridge.
- (geography) A prominent rounded hill.
- 2011, John Jeremiah Sullivan, Pulphead, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, p. 144:
- We climbed to the top of Slate Hill, the highest knob in our town, and Ricky gave me a whole talk on how slate formed, how it was and was not shale.
- 2011, John Jeremiah Sullivan, Pulphead, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, p. 144:
- (slang, chiefly in the plural) A woman's breast.
- (vulgar, slang, chiefly Britain) The penis.
- (vulgar, slang) The head of the penis; the glans.
- (slang, derogatory, by analogy with above) A contemptible person.
- (cooking) A dollop, an amount just larger than a spoonful (usually referring to butter).
- A chunky branch-like piece, especially of a ginger rhizome.
- 2001, David Joachim, The Clever Cook's Kitchen Handbook
- Place whole, unpeeled knobs of ginger in a zipper-lock freezer bag for up to 3 months. Slice or break off what you need and return the rest to the freezer.
- 2001, David Joachim, The Clever Cook's Kitchen Handbook
- A bulb of the garlic plant consisting of multiple cloves.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:penis
Derived terms
- doorknob
- drawknob
- knob-and-tube
- knobhead
Translations
Verb
knob (third-person singular simple present knobs, present participle knobbing, simple past and past participle knobbed)
- (Britain, slang, vulgar, of a man) To have sex with.
Synonyms
- dick, get up in, schlong; see also Thesaurus:copulate with
Anagrams
- Bonk, bonk
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German kn?p (“knot”), probably via Old Saxon from a variant of Proto-Germanic *knappô (“knob, lump”). Compare Dutch knoop and Swedish knop.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kno?b/, [k?no??b?]
Noun
knob n or c
- knot (nautical unit of speed)
- knot (some specific type of looping of a rope)
Usage notes
In the sense speed unit, it is common gender; the plural indefinite form is knob; no definite forms. In the sense looping of a rope it is neuter gender.
Inflection
Synonyms
- (knot): knude
Further reading
- knob on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
- Knob (fart) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “knob”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Middle English
Noun
knob
- Alternative form of knobbe
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fleuron
English
Etymology
From Old French floron (“flower”), spelling later changed to match modern French fleuron.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?fl???n/, /?flu??n/, /?fl??n/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?fl(j)????n/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /?fl(j)???n/
Noun
fleuron (plural fleurons)
- An ornament or knob in the shape of a flower
- Coordinate term: finial
- (architecture) The small flower at the centre of each side of a Corinthian abacus; a flos.
- (typography) The typographic element (?), used as a punctuation mark or for decoration.
References
French
Etymology
From Old French floron, fleur +? -on, architectural sense probably influenced by Italian fiorone.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /flœ.???/
Noun
fleuron m (plural fleurons)
- (crown) jewel
- (architecture) fleuron, finial
- (typography) fleuron
- (botany) floret
- (figuratively) jewel, emblem
Further reading
- “fleuron” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
References
Romanian
Etymology
From French fleuron.
Noun
fleuron m (plural fleuroni)
- fleuron
Declension
fleuron From the web:
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