knob

Other forms of knob

plural

knobs·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about knob

What does knob mean?

knob means "a circular rounded projection or protuberance". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in knob?

knob has 1 syllable: knob. In IPA it is /ˈnɑb/.

What is another word for knob?

Close synonyms include boss, node, thickening, pommel. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is knob a common word?

knob is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with knob?

1 word rhymes with knob. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.