KNOB


Meaning of KNOB in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a door knob (= that you turn to open a door )

I turned the door knob and went into the room.

a knob of butter (= a small round piece )

Add a knob of butter to the meat juices in the pan.

turn the handle/knob/key/tap etc

She gently turned the handle of the bedroom door.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Book Week sets out every year to persuade children that life is not square and sits in the corner with knobs on.

I chatter with enthusiasm whilst knobs of butter slide off the fishes' backs and sizzle to blister bubbles.

I pulled the knob and out came a circular weight covered in purple velvet.

Locating the knob , he tugged.

We install a knob which allows us to adjust the water level of the tank.

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary.      Дополнительный английский словарь Longman DOCE5.