1
a
: a small rounded ornament or handle
b
: a rounded protuberance : lump
2
: a rounded usually isolated hill or mountain
Examples of knob in a Sentence
a carved walking stick with a silver knob
toss a knob of butter into the frying pan
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Before cleaning the handles, knobs, or drawer pulls, consider the hardware material.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 Mar. 2026
Giggles echoed in a nearby play area where children twisted knobs and spun a wheel in a car-like play structure.
—Rachel Kraus, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
The Signature Round Deep Oven offers plenty of features that justify the investment, like its easy-to-clean enamel that resists chipping, dulling, and staining, a tight-fitting lid that helps circulate steam, and an ergonomic knob for effortless lifting.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2026
His solution was essentially a modular analog signal chain driven not by knobs but by hands, feet, gain staging, and physical movement in a feedback field.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Feb. 2026
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 Mar. 2026
Giggles echoed in a nearby play area where children twisted knobs and spun a wheel in a car-like play structure.
—Rachel Kraus, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
The Signature Round Deep Oven offers plenty of features that justify the investment, like its easy-to-clean enamel that resists chipping, dulling, and staining, a tight-fitting lid that helps circulate steam, and an ergonomic knob for effortless lifting.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2026
His solution was essentially a modular analog signal chain driven not by knobs but by hands, feet, gain staging, and physical movement in a feedback field.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Knob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knob. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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