adj
Meaning 1
Resembling a knob.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
knobby
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈnɒbi/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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US: /ˈnɑbi/
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rhymes with -ɒbi
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homophone: Nobby
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CMU ARPABET: N AA1 B IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Having many knobs or knob-like projections.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
having knobs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- had knobbly knees
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: knobbly
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English knob Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English knobby From knob + -y.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: knotig — resembling a knob
- German: knubbelig — resembling a knob
- Polish: guzowaty — resembling a knob
- German: huckelig — having many knobs or knob-like projections
- German: höckerig — having many knobs or knob-like projections
- Polish: pagórkowaty — having many knobs or knob-like projections
- Spanish: con cocada — having many knobs or knob-like projections