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Vocabulary Entry
knob
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A rounded handle or control switch on a door or piece of equipment.
Example Sentences
"She turned the knob to open the door."
"The volume knob on the stereo was broken."
"He installed a new brass knob on the cabinet."
V
verb
To provide with a knob or to operate a knob.
Example Sentences
"He knobbed the door to fix the latch."
"She knobbed the controls until the machine started working."
"You need to knob the dial to adjust the temperature."