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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Model weights are sets of parameters, like knobs and dials in a machine, telling the models how to process information.
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Huo Jingnan, NPR, 31 May 2026
Wring the cloth and wipe cabinet fronts, paying special attention to areas around the knobs.
—Emerson Latham, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2026
Nature has another knob of its own referred to as climate feedbacks, which humans don’t control.
—Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
The all-purpose knob in my Mazda CX-5 never felt comfortable or intuitive and actually felt more distracting than if the car’s display had been touchable.
—Tc Sottek, The Verge, 27 May 2026
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Huo Jingnan, NPR, 31 May 2026
Wring the cloth and wipe cabinet fronts, paying special attention to areas around the knobs.
—Emerson Latham, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2026
Nature has another knob of its own referred to as climate feedbacks, which humans don’t control.
—Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
The all-purpose knob in my Mazda CX-5 never felt comfortable or intuitive and actually felt more distracting than if the car’s display had been touchable.
—Tc Sottek, The Verge, 27 May 2026
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 2 Jun. 2026.
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