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Synonyms for knob

  • noun
  • verb

Most common

thickening button nub protuberance

All synonyms

Noun

1. Node

node, thickening

Other

button, boss, ball, nub, lump, protuberance, stud, knot, pommel, bunch, tubercle, hunch

Verb

pull, dick, nail, schlong, roger, fill, get up in slang

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle.

  2. v. 1

    protrude

Related words

Word family
knobber knobby knob-end knob-gobbler knoblike knobstick knobweed
Phrases
knob polisher knob celery ginger knob knob cheese scob someone's knob surfer's knob

Forms

Plural
knobs → nodes, thickenings, buttons, bosses…
Past participle
knobbed
e.g. knobbed → pulled, dicked, nailed, schlonged…

Example sentences

  • thickening Corn starch is good for thickening soup.
  • button Press the red button if something strange happens.
  • nub The nub of the dispute was unknown but its results were easy to predict.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
knobsteady
thickeningsteady
buttonrising
nubrising
protuberancefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
nub1
4 letters
ball1, boss1, pull1, dick1, fill1, nail1, node1, lump1, stud1, knot1
5 letters
bunch1, roger2, hunch1
6 letters
button2, pommel2
7 letters
schlong
8 letters
tubercle
10 letters
thickening3
12 letters
protuberance4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (roger2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
noix
Italiano
noce
Español
nuez
Deutsch
Walnuss