knurls

noun

plural of knurl
as in knobs

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  1. knobs
  2. swellings
  3. snags
  4. bumps
  5. humps
  6. nubs
  7. puffs
Noun
  • Climate controls are operated via knobs below the center of the dashboard.
    — Sara Lacey, The Drive, 25 June 2026
  • In this case, regulation can be more responsive to nuances of context, and the regulatory knobs are tunable rather than being just on/off.
    — Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 18 June 2026
Definition of knobs
Noun
  • This microscopic roundworm lays its eggs in root tissues, causing swellings or galls to develop on infected roots.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
  • Infection is rapid, causing swellings in the lymph nodes (buboes) and leading to septicaemia and pulmonary infection.
    — Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Definition of swellings
Noun
  • Alpert learned the hard way after her cat gave it a few snags from their untrimmed claws.
    — Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 6 July 2026
  • His administration has hit numerous snags in court, with judges reaffirming that the Constitution gives states — not the federal government — authority over elections.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of snags
Noun
  • The formula contains AHAs and BHAs to resurface the skin, prevent ingrown hairs, and smooth keratosis pilaris bumps.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 4 July 2026
  • Longer form, high-concept videos are popping up more and more in a way to combat TikTok’s short adrenalin bumps.
    — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 3 July 2026
Definition of bumps
Noun
  • In fact, while sand traps aren’t overabundant, elevation changes, natural grass humps and, yes, some sand does challenge you most every hole.
    — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 18 June 2026
  • Her office released a report last month critical of the design and placement of speed humps and bumps.
    — Joe Holden, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of humps
Noun
  • Slugs and snails are some of the peskiest garden visitors that can riddle plant leaves with ragged holes or chew tender crops like lettuce down to nubs overnight.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2026
  • The high-tops were essentially created as high-top basketball shoes with nubs tailored to astroturf, and a zippered tongue features an additional velcro layer at the top.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
Definition of nubs
Noun
  • If the accretion disk puffs up in just the right way, the incoming gas can overwhelm the radiation pressure.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 2 July 2026
  • Elevate your celebration sliders by serving them on cheese puffs instead of bread.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
Definition of puffs
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