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Synonyms of knob in English:

knob


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See UK English definition of knob

See Spanish definition of pomo

noun

1‘the drakes have a black bill with a knob at the base’

SYNONYMS
lump, bump, protuberance, projection, protrusion, bulge, swelling, knot, node, nodule, gnarl, growth, outgrowth, excrescence, carbuncle, tumour
boss, stud, ball, knop, nub
technical umbo
rare tumescence

2‘he fiddled with the knobs on the radio’

SYNONYMS
dial, button, switch, off switch, on switch, key

3‘she turned the knob and pushed open the door’

SYNONYMS
doorknob, handle, door handle, grip, pull

4‘spread a few knobs of butter over the surface’

SYNONYMS
nugget, nub, nubble, lump, pat, cake, ball, cube, chunk, dollop, piece, bit, portion, wedge, hunk, bar, slab
British gobbet
British informal wodge, gob