nock

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Recent Examples of nock Whittle a nock at one end of the shaft and a deeper notch at the other end for the point. Keith McCafferty, Field & Stream, 29 June 2023 The Vector-Quad cable technology, which uses four cables rather than two, eliminates cam lean and generates straight nock travel. Jace Bauserman, Outdoor Life, 7 Jan. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nock
Noun
  • Developer Patrick Madden indents to bring a Wawa convenience store to the site as well as 240 apartments spread across multiple three-story buildings.
    Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 13 July 2025
  • Unlike the grooves of a normal road wheel, its surface is almost completely smooth except for small indents, patterned differently between front and back wheel, which are designed to just slightly roughen the air, encouraging the right level of turbulent flow.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Mark the kerf on the end grain of a post.
    Paul Steiner, Popular Mechanics, 24 Mar. 2023
  • This reduces bowing and creates a thinner kerf, making pull saws ideal for joints and other fine woodwork.
    Pierre Tardif, WSJ, 3 June 2021
Noun
  • My first day on the Arizona National Scenic Trail started with a near-knockout punch of a climb.
    Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • But does one pack more of a nutritional punch with these health-boosting compounds?
    Danielle Zickl, Health, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • California has slipped a notch in the bragging-rights totem pole to the world’s fifth-largest economy in the latest update on global business output.
    Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
  • From what was seen on the fall 2025 runways of Ferragamo to Tom Ford, the opulent, sexy, polished dressing of the ’80s will live large this season—Sabrina is just taking it up a notch with her own super feminine, playful fashion formula.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The bullet casing had the same tool markings – unique individual indentations that guns produce on casings once they have been expended – to a gun used in an unsolved murder in Kentucky in 1998.
    Jean Casarez, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Comfort definitely improved, but performance didn’t always keep pace — there were times when traction suffered, leading to more slipping and, in my opinion, the softer spikes could leave deeper indentations on greens that sometimes-affected putting.
    Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Maybe the stain or paint has started coming off or your movers added some complimentary nicks and dings?
    Katie Akin, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
  • The non-slip silicone is easy to hold and helps prevent accidental nicks.
    Melody Kazel, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Chantelle kept the energy elevated and joyful while pushing the class to really get their groove on all while including modifications if needed.
    Essence, Essence, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The cover display, protected by Gorilla Glass Victus 2, showed scratches at level six on the Mohs scale and deeper grooves at level seven, which is standard.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There are many wood chip flavors on the market, but the most popular varieties are apple, cherry, hickory, mesquite and pecan.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Rare earths are key to producing computer chips, which are needed for many things like smartphones and AI systems.
    Selina Wang, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Nock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nock. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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