knobby
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knob
(nŏb)n.
1. A rounded protuberance.
2.
a. A rounded handle, as on a drawer or door.
b. A rounded control switch or dial.
3. A prominent rounded hill or mountain.
[Middle English knobbe, from Middle Low German, knot in wood.]
knobbed (nŏbd) adj.
knob′bi·ness n.
knob′by adj.
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knobby
(ˈnɒbɪ)adj, -bier or -biest
having or covered with small knobs; knobbly
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knob•by
(ˈnɒb i)adj. -bi•er, -bi•est.
1. full of rounded lumps or protuberances.
2. shaped like a knob.
[1535–45]
- knob′bi•ness,n.
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Adj. | 1. | knobby - having knobs; "had knobbly knees" unshapely - not well-proportioned and pleasing in shape; "a stout unshapely woman" |
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knobby
adj (+er) wood, trunk → knorrig
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