knob

Etymology
From, from , probably via from a variant of , one of several kn- words related to.

Cognate with 🇨🇬,, 🇨🇬,. See also.

Noun

 * 1)  A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle.
 * 2) A rounded control switch that can be turned on its axis, designed to be operated by the fingers.
 * 3) A ball-shaped part of a handle, lever, etc., designed to be grabbed by the hand.
 * 4) A rounded ornament on the hilt of an edged weapon; a pommel.
 * 5) A prominent, rounded bump along a mountain ridge.
 * 6)  A prominent rounded hill.
 * 7)  A woman's breast.
 * 8)   The penis; dick.
 * 9)  The head of the penis; the glans.
 * 10)   A contemptible person; a dick.
 * 11)   The clitoris.
 * 12)  A dollop, an amount just larger than a spoonful (usually referring to butter).
 * 13) A chunky branch-like piece, especially of a ginger rhizome.
 * 14) A bulb of the garlic plant consisting of multiple cloves.
 * 15)  A freshman at, The Military College of South Carolina.
 * 1)   The clitoris.
 * 2)  A dollop, an amount just larger than a spoonful (usually referring to butter).
 * 3) A chunky branch-like piece, especially of a ginger rhizome.
 * 4) A bulb of the garlic plant consisting of multiple cloves.
 * 5)  A freshman at, The Military College of South Carolina.
 * 1)  A dollop, an amount just larger than a spoonful (usually referring to butter).
 * 2) A chunky branch-like piece, especially of a ginger rhizome.
 * 3) A bulb of the garlic plant consisting of multiple cloves.
 * 4)  A freshman at, The Military College of South Carolina.
 * 1) A bulb of the garlic plant consisting of multiple cloves.
 * 2)  A freshman at, The Military College of South Carolina.
 * 1)  A freshman at, The Military College of South Carolina.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:penis

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Catalan: ,
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: anso
 * Finnish:
 * French:, ,
 * Galician:
 * Georgian: სახელური,
 * German: ,
 * Indonesian:
 * Italian:, ,
 * Khmer:
 * Korean:
 * Latin: bulla
 * Maori: reke, pūreke, kou, tīngoingoi, whakangarengare, pūrori, tone
 * Mongolian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:


 * Bulgarian: заоблен хълм
 * Italian:
 * Maori: tuapuke


 * French:
 * Irish: cnap


 * French:
 * Irish: pilibín


 * Telugu:

Verb

 * 1)  protrude
 * 2)  furnish or produce with a knob, knobble
 * 3)  To have sex with.

Synonyms

 * ,, ; see also Thesaurus:copulate with

Etymology
From, probably via from a variant of , one of several kn- words related to. Compare 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) knot nautical unit of speed
 * 2) 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.