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
  • Original moldings, door knobs, and wood paneling have been preserved, but spaces have been shaped for contemporary use including made disabled-accessible.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Then, gently pull or twist the knobs (depending on your appliance) to remove them.
    — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of knobs
Noun
  • Burls are sound, hard, woody swellings or protrusions that form on the trunks, branches, or roots of trees.
    — Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of swellings
Noun
  • Gurman claims the foldable is still on track for this fall, despite chatter about manufacturing snags.
    — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
  • It was once destined for 2028 but has run into snags related to pricing, manufacturing and practicality.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of snags
Noun
  • Memory is not so much a flow, sometimes, as a series of bumps and scrapes.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Durant dismissed the campaign entirely, pivoting instead to the WNBA's recent sneaker deals and revenue bumps, not addressing the core issue of biological males entering female leagues.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of bumps
Noun
  • Who else to argue with about the last humps of the Slinky Dog Dash ride?
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
  • On Laurel Street, a short residential thoroughfare, speeds fell from between 25 to 30 mph to less than 20 mph after speed humps were added.
    — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of humps
Noun
  • Roasted vegetables, nubs of cheese, those scraps left on the roast chicken carcass—all fair game.
    — Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 July 2026
  • My review unit came with silicone nubs that slip onto the stems and direct sound towards my ears.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 July 2026
Definition of nubs
Noun
  • Without authentic longing, and without any bittersweet complexity to the portrait of one social order replacing another, we’re left with little more than puffs of amusement, enough to escalate your mood but bound to fade by morning.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Deutsche Kuche Peanut Puffs A little salty, a little sweet, and extremely addictive, these peanut puffs are the perfect snack.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of puffs
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