Usually means: Small decorative item, often collectible.
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  1. knickknack: Merriam-Webster
  2. knickknack: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. knickknack: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. knickknack: Vocabulary.com
  5. knickknack: Wordnik
  6. knickknack: Wiktionary
  7. knickknack: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. knickknack: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. knickknack: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. Knickknack, knickknack: Dictionary.com
  11. knickknack: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  12. Knickknack: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. Knickknack: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  14. knickknack: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  15. knickknack: Rhymezone
  16. Knickknack: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  17. knickknack: FreeDictionary.org
  18. knickknack: Mnemonic Dictionary
  19. knickknack: TheFreeDictionary.com
  20. knickknack: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations

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  1. knickknack: A Word A Day

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▸ noun:  Alternative spelling of knick-knack [A small ornament or other object of minor value.]

Similar:
knickknackery, bric-a-brac, nicknack, whatnot, nick-nack, bric-à-brac, brick-a-brack, bricabrac, what-not, knock-off, more...

Opposite:
simple, plain, unadorned

Types:
figurine, trinket, souvenir, tchotchke, bauble, keepsake, ornament, curio, more...

Adjectives:
little, small, expensive, other, antiquarian, precious, japanese, porcelain, favorite, single

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Similar:
knickknackery, bric-a-brac, nicknack, whatnot, nick-nack, bric-à-brac, brick-a-brack, bricabrac, what-not, knock-off, more...

Opposite:
simple, plain, unadorned

Types:
figurine, trinket, souvenir, tchotchke, bauble, keepsake, ornament, curio, more...

Adjectives:
little, small, expensive, other, antiquarian, precious, japanese, porcelain, favorite, single

Colors:
    red,     blue,     green,     yellow,     pink, more...



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