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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The shallow knobs are great for pavement and light dirt or sand terrains.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2025
Using an intuitive interface on an LCD with a navigation knob, PocketCloud lets users navigate options and monitor the progress of backups easily, whether the user is in the field or working from home.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
If CSPs like Azure can turn the knobs on a CPU design to deliver, say, 2% more efficiency per CPU, that adds up to significant cost savings across the millions of CPUs deployed.
—Matt Kimball, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The knobs on the stove, the refrigerator handles, the drawer pulls, and the kitchen light switches all need a good scrub and disinfecting.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2025
Using an intuitive interface on an LCD with a navigation knob, PocketCloud lets users navigate options and monitor the progress of backups easily, whether the user is in the field or working from home.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
If CSPs like Azure can turn the knobs on a CPU design to deliver, say, 2% more efficiency per CPU, that adds up to significant cost savings across the millions of CPUs deployed.
—Matt Kimball, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The knobs on the stove, the refrigerator handles, the drawer pulls, and the kitchen light switches all need a good scrub and disinfecting.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for knob
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“Knob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knob. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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