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(anatomy, informal) The fleshy portion, opposite the nail, of the first segment (first phalange) of the human thumb.
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An ornamental knob at the top of a bedpost.
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(architecture) A knob or projection, usually at the intersection of ribs in a vault.
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The knot at the bottom of an antler.
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A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass.
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A small black spot or mark remaining in the cavity of the corner tooth of a horse after the large spot or mark has become obliterated.
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Either side of an axehead.
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Anything considered ugly or potentially harmful resembling a claw
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The tuft of hair that grows at this joint.
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(slang) Synonym of Brodie knob
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Alternative form of headbutter [One who headbutts.]
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To operate on the larynx of a horse in order to improve its breathing
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(US) A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction.
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A short spur or stiff projection from the trunk or branch of a tree, such as the stunted dead branch of a fir
adj
(obsolete) Having protuberances, knobs or knots
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Having many protuberances, knobs or knots; knotty, rough or rugged.
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A protuberance; a swelling; a knob.
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(obsolete) Having knaps; full of protuberances or humps; knobby
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A chunky branch-like piece, especially of a ginger rhizome.
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Alternative form of knobhead
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A relatively small piece of butter, used to shallow-fry something, or to baste a roast meat
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(colloquial) Knobby tyres for motorbikes or bicycles off-road use.
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(informal) motorcycle tyres with knobbed treads, for off-road or motocross riding
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Having a covering of small knobs.
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A little knob; a nodule.
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The functionality of controls on an instrument as relevant to their application.
adj
Having knolls; replete with knolls.
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A knob, usually ornamental
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Obsolete form of knur. [A knurl.]
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The swelling of the bulbus glandis in members of the dog family, Canidae.
adj
Of a part of the body, a tree, etc.: full of knots (knobs or swellings); gnarled, knobbly.
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A crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection.
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A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong.
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Any small physical protrusion on an automotive, a machine part or any other part that fits into a groove on another part.
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Alternative spelling of knobbly [Having a covering of small knobs.]
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A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
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A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump.
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The bulge on the side of a piece of a jigsaw puzzle, that fits into the hole of its adjacent piece.
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Obsolete form of nozzle. [A short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe.]
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(obsolete) The top of the head; the head or noll.
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nubby; containing nubs
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(informal) A small protuberance, bud, bump, or knob.
adj
Knobbly; covered with small knobs.
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A small nub or protrusion.
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(uncountable) A type of boot polish.
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(obsolete) A hard knob of wood used in playing hockey.
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(colloquial) An exercise machine used to develop the pectoral muscles.
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A tine or snag of an antler.
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(UK, dialect or obsolete) An eelspear.
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A dip or notch or cut made in the trunk of a tree to direct its fall when felling.
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(obsolete) A small shield.
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One of the secondary branches of an antler.
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(plural: snaggleteeth) A tooth inside the mouth that is unaligned or broken
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The nozzle of a pipe, hose, etc.
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(mineralogy, obsolete) A kind of spar; earthflax, or amianthus.
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(obsolete or dialectal) To bolt, bar.
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(obsolete) The shoulder blade.
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A sharp, pointed crystal, especially of ice.
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Alternative form of speight [(obsolete) A woodpecker.]
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(obsolete) Any of the small branches on a stag's head.
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A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point.
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(obsolete) A kind of short arrow.
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(surfing, slang) A hard bump or nodule on a surfer's knee, shin or ankle, resulting from recurrent contact with the surfboard.
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(slang, nursery word) tooth
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(bees) To move up and down or back and forth across the surface of a hive, possibly to lay down a layer of propolis and wax.
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A single stroke made in flight by the wings of an animal that flies by beating its wings.
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