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knob

/nɒb/

/nɑb/

knobnoun

knobs

/nɒb/

/nɑb/

Translations

ручка

He turned the knob to open the door.

Он повернул ручку, чтобы открыть дверь.

шишка

There was a small knob on the tree branch.

На ветке дерева была маленькая шишка.

кнопка

She pressed the knob to start the machine.

Она нажала на кнопку, чтобы запустить машину.

Additional translations

выпуклость

набалдашник

Definitions

A rounded handle, or a small, rounded control on a piece of equipment.

She turned the knob to increase the volume on the radio.

A rounded lump or protuberance on the surface of something.

The tree had a large knob on its trunk where a branch had been cut off.

A small hill or mound.

They climbed to the top of the grassy knob to get a better view of the valley.

(vulgar slang) The penis, especially the glans.

He made an off-color joke about getting his knob caught in the zipper.

Synonyms

knobverb

knobbed

Past Simple

knobbed

Past Participle

knobbing

Gerund

/nɒb/

/nɑːb/

Definitions

To furnish or ornament with knobs.

The cabinet doors were knobbed with polished brass.

To strike or bump, especially producing a lump or knob.

He knobbed his head against the low beam.

Synonyms