Dial vs. Knob — What's the Difference?

A graduated surface or face on which a measurement, such as speed, is indicated by a moving needle or pointer.

A rounded lump or ball, especially at the end or on the surface of something.

The face of a clock.

A prominent round hill.

A sundial.

A man's penis.

The panel or face on a radio or television receiver on which the frequencies or channels are indicated.

A small flock of wigeon, pochard, or teal (ducks)

A movable control knob or other device on a radio or television receiver used to change the frequency.

(of a man) have sexual intercourse with (someone).

A rotatable disk on a telephone with numbers and letters, used to signal the number to which a call is made.

A rounded protuberance.

To measure with or as if with a dial.

A rounded handle, as on a drawer or door.

To point to, indicate, or register by means of a dial.

A rounded control switch or dial.

To control or select by means of a dial

A prominent rounded hill or mountain.

To call (a party) on a telephone.

A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle.

To signal (a number) in making a telephone call

A rounded control switch that can be turned on its axis, designed to be operated by the fingers.

To use a dial.

A ball-shaped part of a handle, lever, etc., designed to be grabbed by the hand.

To use a telephone.

A rounded ornament on the hilt of an edged weapon; a pommel.

A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).

A prominent, rounded bump along a mountain ridge.

A clock face.

(geography) A prominent rounded hill.

A sundial.

A woman's breast.

A panel on a radio etc showing wavelengths or channels; a knob that is turned to change the wavelength etc.

The penis; dick.

A disk with finger holes on a telephone; used to select the number to be called.

The head of the penis; the glans.

A person's face.

A contemptible person; dick.

A miner's compass.

The clitoris.

(transitive) To control or select something with a dial, or (figuratively) as if with a dial.

(cooking) A dollop, an amount just larger than a spoonful (usually referring to butter).

(transitive) To select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone.

A chunky branch-like piece, especially of a ginger rhizome.

(intransitive) To use a dial or a telephone.

A bulb of the garlic plant consisting of multiple cloves.

An instrument, formerly much used for showing the time of day from the shadow of a style or gnomon on a graduated arc or surface; esp., a sundial; but there are lunar and astral dials. The style or gnomon is usually parallel to the earth's axis, but the dial plate may be either horizontal or vertical.

A freshman at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.

The graduated face of a timepiece, on which the time of day is shown by pointers or hands.

To have sex with.

A miner's compass.

A hard protuberance; a hard swelling or rising; a bunch; a lump; as, a knob in the flesh, or on a bone.

To measure with a dial.

A knoblike ornament or handle; as, the knob of a lock, door, or drawer.

To survey with a dial.

A rounded hill or mountain; as, the Pilot Knob.

The face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours

See Knop.

The control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning

To grow into knobs or bunches; to become knobbed.

The circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments

A circular rounded projection or protuberance

A disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called

A round handle

Operate a dial to select a telephone number;

Any thickened enlargement

Choose by means of a dial;

An ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger