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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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tumour
English
Etymology
From Middle English tumour, from Old French tumour, from Latin tumor (“swelling”), from tume? (“bulge, swell”, verb), from Proto-Indo-European *tewh?- (“to swell”). Related to English thumb.
Noun
tumour (plural tumours)
- (oncology, pathology) An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.
Usage notes
Tumour is the favoured spelling throughout the English-speaking world with the exception of the United States, where tumor is standard.
Derived terms
- tumourigenesis
Translations
Middle English
Etymology
From Old French tumour, from Latin tumor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?tiu?mur/, /tiu??mu?r/
Noun
tumour (plural tumours) (Late Middle English)
- tumour (abnormal or morbid bodily growth)
- The growth of tumours or boils.
Descendants
- English: tumour, tumor
References
- “tum?ur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-30.
Old French
Alternative forms
- tumeur
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tumor.
Noun
tumour f (oblique plural tumours, nominative singular tumour, nominative plural tumours)
- tumor (abnormal swelling of an animal's living tissue)
- 1288, Somme Me Gautier
- Tumour ou enflour
- 1288, Somme Me Gautier
Descendants
- French: tumeur
- ? Middle English: tumour
- English: tumour, tumor
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