Knob vs. Nob: What's the Difference?
Knob and Nob Definitions
Knob
A rounded protuberance.
Nob
(Slang) The human head.
Knob
A rounded handle, as on a drawer or door.
Nob
The jack of the same suit as the card turned up by the dealer in cribbage, scoring one point for the holder.
Knob
A rounded control switch or dial.
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Nob
A person of wealth or social standing
"The nobs were forever snubbing the snobs" (Conor Cruise O'Brien).
Knob
A prominent rounded hill or mountain.
Nob
The head.
Jack and Jill went up the hill / to fetch a pail of water; / Jack fell down and broke his crown / and Jill came tumbling after. / Up Jack got and home did trot, / as fast as he could caper, / to old Dame Dob / to mend his nob / with vinegar and brown paper.
Knob
A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle.
Nob
(cribbage) A jack of the same suit as the card turned up by the dealer. (See also nibs.)
One for his nob.
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Knob
A rounded control switch that can be turned on its axis, designed to be operated by the fingers.
Nob
(slang) The glans penis, the sensitive bulbous structure at the end of the penis also known as the head of the penis. Also spelled knob.
Knob
A ball-shaped part of a handle, lever, etc., designed to be grabbed by the hand.
Nob
(by extension) The penis; dick. Also spelled knob.
Knob
A rounded ornament on the hilt of an edged weapon; a pommel.
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Nob
A contemptible person; dick. Also spelled knob.
Knob
A prominent, rounded bump along a mountain ridge.
Nob
A wealthy or influential person; a toff.
Knob
(geography) A prominent rounded hill.
Nob
(informal) To hit in the head
Knob
A woman's breast.
Nob
The head.
Knob
The penis; dick.
Nob
A person in a superior position in life; a nobleman.
Knob
The head of the penis; the glans.
Nob
An elegantly dressed man (often with affected manners)
Knob
A contemptible person; dick.
Knob
The clitoris.
Knob
(cooking) A dollop, an amount just larger than a spoonful (usually referring to butter).
Knob
A chunky branch-like piece, especially of a ginger rhizome.
Knob
A bulb of the garlic plant consisting of multiple cloves.
Knob
A freshman at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.
Knob
To have sex with.
Knob
A hard protuberance; a hard swelling or rising; a bunch; a lump; as, a knob in the flesh, or on a bone.
Knob
A knoblike ornament or handle; as, the knob of a lock, door, or drawer.
Knob
A rounded hill or mountain; as, the Pilot Knob.
Knob
See Knop.
Knob
To grow into knobs or bunches; to become knobbed.
Knob
A circular rounded projection or protuberance
Knob
A round handle
Knob
Any thickened enlargement
Knob
An ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger
