knob

knob · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A rounded handle on a door or drawer.

  2. 2.

    A rounded control on a machine or device.

  3. 3.

    A rounded lump or protuberance.

Forms

plural: knobs

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    with knobs on — (British informal) and more so; emphatically

Related words

See also: button, dial, handle
Synonyms: button, dial, handle

Etymology

From Middle English knobbe, possibly from Middle Low German knubbe ("knot in wood").