English Dictionary

knob

IPA（発音記号）

/nɒb/

名詞

複数形 俗語 イギリス英語 卑語 広義 軽蔑的 アメリカ英語

A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle. / A rounded control switch that can be turned on its axis, designed to be operated by the fingers.

日本語の意味

平らな面から突き出た丸い突起、または肉質の盛り上がり。 / 回転軸を中心に回すことができる、指で操作するための丸い形状の制御スイッチまたは取っ手。

She grasped the brass knob and turned it slowly, listening for any sign of movement behind the door.

彼女は真鍮のつまみをつかんでゆっくりと回し、ドアの向こうで何か動く気配がないか耳を澄ませた。

意味（1）

A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle.

意味（2）

A rounded control switch that can be turned on its axis, designed to be operated by the fingers.

意味（3）

A ball-shaped part of a handle, lever, etc., designed to be grabbed by the hand.

意味（4）

A rounded ornament on the hilt of an edged weapon; a pommel.

意味（5）

A prominent, rounded bump along a mountain ridge.

意味（6）

(geography) A prominent rounded hill.

We climbed to the top of Slate Hill, the highest knob in our town, and Ricky gave me a whole talk on how slate formed, how it was and was not shale.

意味（7）

(slang, chiefly in the plural) A woman's breast.

意味（8）

The head of the penis; the glans.

意味（9）

(by extension, derogatory) A contemptible person; dick.

“Yes,” said Jessie, pouring herself a coffee. “The rumours are true. Birdie McBride has a big knob.” “No,” I corrected, deadpan, “I said he is a big knob,”

意味（10）

(cooking) A dollop, an amount just larger than a spoonful (usually referring to butter).

意味（11）

A chunky branch-like piece, especially of a ginger rhizome.

Place whole, unpeeled knobs of ginger in a zipper-lock freezer bag for up to 3 months. Slice or break off what you need and return the rest to the freezer.

意味（12）

A bulb of the garlic plant consisting of multiple cloves.

意味（13）

(slang, US) A freshman at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.

Males voices, raised in anger, screamed at an unseen freshman. One voice demanded to know the rank on each jacket. “Hey, smack, what rank is this cadet uniform? Answer me, knob! Don’t you know, knob? What’s wrong, are you stupid, knob? For the first time since arriving at The Citadel, I fought to keep back tears. Exhausted from an hour of nonstop harassment, I was caught off guard by the sound of a boy sobbing behind me.

knobs （ plural ）