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- pronunciation:
- nab
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a rounded protrusion, such as a doorknob, drawer pull, or mechanical switch.
- similar words:
- boss, grip, handle, hold, nub, protrusion, protuberance, pull
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| definition 2: |
a rounded hill, esp. one that stands alone.
- synonyms:
- knoll
- similar words:
- hill, hillock, mound, rise
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| definition 3: |
a bump or other rounded thing that juts out from another thing.
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| related words: |
adjustment, boss, cock, control, node, outgrowth |
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| derivations: |
knobbed (adj.), knoblike (adj.) |
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