as in chunks
a small uneven mass
toss a knob of butter into the frying pan
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Recent Examples of knobs
Climate controls are operated via knobs below the center of the dashboard.
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Sara Lacey,
The Drive,
25 June 2026
In this case, regulation can be more responsive to nuances of context, and the regulatory knobs are tunable rather than being just on/off.
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Philip Ball,
Quanta Magazine,
18 June 2026
Of course, Macy is not actually spending late nights at the distillery twisting knobs and loading the wash into fermenters.
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Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
14 June 2026
Check the base of the beater shaft, rims around the motor housing, ventilation openings, and control knobs and switches.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026
Think drawer pulls and knobs in a matching color to create a cohesive look.
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Jane Kim,
The Spruce,
11 June 2026
Paint the walls, opt for an interesting wallpaper pattern, replace the toilet and vanity, swap out tacky old hardware for stylish knobs and pulls, and install new light fixtures.
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Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 June 2026
Two knobs protrude from the UMS, one on the left and one on the right.
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Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
9 June 2026
In a neural network with hundreds of unlabeled knobs… what do any of them mean?
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ArsTechnica,
8 June 2026
Sara Lacey,
The Drive,
25 June 2026
In this case, regulation can be more responsive to nuances of context, and the regulatory knobs are tunable rather than being just on/off.
—
Philip Ball,
Quanta Magazine,
18 June 2026
Of course, Macy is not actually spending late nights at the distillery twisting knobs and loading the wash into fermenters.
—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
14 June 2026
Check the base of the beater shaft, rims around the motor housing, ventilation openings, and control knobs and switches.
—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026
Think drawer pulls and knobs in a matching color to create a cohesive look.
—
Jane Kim,
The Spruce,
11 June 2026
Paint the walls, opt for an interesting wallpaper pattern, replace the toilet and vanity, swap out tacky old hardware for stylish knobs and pulls, and install new light fixtures.
—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 June 2026
Two knobs protrude from the UMS, one on the left and one on the right.
—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
9 June 2026
In a neural network with hundreds of unlabeled knobs… what do any of them mean?
—
ArsTechnica,
8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knobs
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On their way in, crews had to clear debris from multiple floors; aside from chunks of concrete, masonry and flooring, obstacles included a bathroom sink and toilet that had tumbled down from above.
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Trump gleefully tearing up large chunks of the White House and my hometown, trying to install a solipsistic arch, an exclusive golf course, a gargantuan ballroom and a garden of heroes — all to his Versailles-on-acid specifications.
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Protostars are born when patches in vast molecular clouds cool and form clumps, collapsing under their gravity.
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Otherwise, the excess moisture will cause the blueberries to freeze into clumps.
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Photos apparently taken by the men themselves show wads of cash on the seat of a car, in a plastic bag and in stacks on the floor of a location in New York.
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The alpha heroes of 1980s romances—ranch owners, corporate raiders, anyone played by Michael Douglas—tended to be emotionally constipated anti-feminists intent on dominating the opposite sex by using testosterone and wads of cash.
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Bathroom sink drains can become clogged from hair, globs of toothpaste, and soapy residue.
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Bieber’s face artfully dotted with globs of lotion.
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Can turkey tail mushrooms shrink lipomas, the soft, fatty lumps that show up under the skin of countless aging dogs?
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Far from lumps of rock, the trojans, along with DJ and Dinkinesh (which is the Ethiopian name for the Lucy fossil), are windows into the past, and the storytellers of the Earth's most ancient history.
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Slugs and snails are some of the peskiest garden visitors that can riddle plant leaves with ragged holes or chew tender crops like lettuce down to nubs overnight.
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The high-tops were essentially created as high-top basketball shoes with nubs tailored to astroturf, and a zippered tongue features an additional velcro layer at the top.
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According to Jackson’s account, Fong said her father, the village headman, removed large pieces of wreckage from the crash site and organized the burial of McKinney’s body right there.
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And cadets were on the hunt for unique pieces to add to their collections.
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But the temporary arena is covering nearly the entirety of the White House's South Lawn, where Marine One usually lands to ferry the president to out-of-town trips and gobs of kids scramble in the grass during the Easter Egg Roll every spring.
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But the temporary arena is covering nearly the entirety of the White House’s South Lawn, where Marine One usually lands to ferry the president to out-of-town trips and gobs of kids scramble in the grass during the Easter Egg Roll every spring.
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“Knobs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knobs. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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