knob

• bead
• bit
• blob
• block
• body
• bulge
• bulk
• bump
• bunch
• chip
• chunk
• clod
• clot
• clump
• crumb
• dollop
• doorknob
• drop
• glob
• globule
• gob
• gobbet
• granule
• hump
• hunk
• knot
• knurl
• latch
• lever
• lump
• morsel
• nub
• nubbin
• nubble
• nugget
• opener
• particle
• patch
• piece
• portion
• projection
• protrusion
• protuberance
• scrap
• snag
• stud
• swell
• swelling
• trigger
• tumor
• wad

• depression

• noun
  1. A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle.
  2. A rounded control switch that can be turned on its axis, designed to be operated by the fingers.
  3. A ball-shaped part of a handle, lever, etc., designed to be grabbed by the hand.
  4. A rounded ornament on the hilt of an edged weapon; a pommel.
  5. A prominent, rounded bump along a mountain ridge.
  6. A prominent rounded hill.
  7. (chiefly in the plural) A woman's breast.
  8. The penis.
  9. The head of the penis; the glans.
  10. (by analogy with above) A contemptible person.
  11. A dollop, an amount just larger than a spoonful (usually referring to butter).
  12. A chunky branch-like piece, especially of a ginger rhizome.
  13. A bulb of the garlic plant consisting of multiple cloves.
• verb
  1. (of a man) To have sex with.

• She turned the knob to open the old wooden door.
• The volume knob on the stereo was stuck and hard to turn.
• He grabbed the knob of the suitcase and lifted it carefully.
• The drawer had a shiny brass knob that matched the handles on the cabinet.
• Be careful not to twist the knob too hard or it might break.

haft

wad

obtrusion

handgrip

handle

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