Knob vs. Nub — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Knob and Nub
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Knob
A rounded lump or ball, especially at the end or on the surface of something.
Nub
A protuberance or knob.
Knob
A prominent round hill.
Nub
A small lump.
Knob
A man's penis.
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Nub
The essence; the core
The nub of a story.
Knob
A small flock of wigeon, pochard, or teal (ducks)
Peacocks would have seemed but a knob of wigeons in comparison
Nub
(obsolete) The innermost section of a chrysalis in a silk cocoon.
Knob
(of a man) have sexual intercourse with (someone).
Nub
A small lump or knob.
Knob
A rounded protuberance.
Nub
The essence or core of an issue, argument etc.
What do you think is the nub of the problem?
Knob
A rounded handle, as on a drawer or door.
Nub
(slang) The clitoris.
Knob
A rounded control switch or dial.
Nub
A pointing stick
Knob
A prominent rounded hill or mountain.
Nub
(Internet slang) noob.
He can't even make himself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? What a nub.
Knob
A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle.
Nub
(baseball) To hit the ball weakly.
Knob
A rounded control switch that can be turned on its axis, designed to be operated by the fingers.
Nub
To push; to nudge.
Knob
A ball-shaped part of a handle, lever, etc., designed to be grabbed by the hand.
Nub
To beckon.
Knob
A rounded ornament on the hilt of an edged weapon; a pommel.
Nub
To push; to nudge; also, to beckon.
Knob
A prominent, rounded bump along a mountain ridge.
Nub
A jag, or snag; a knob; a protuberance; also, the point or gist, as of a story.
Knob
(geography) A prominent rounded hill.
Nub
A small lump or protuberance
Knob
A woman's breast.
Nub
A small piece;
A nub of coal
A stub of a pencil
Knob
The penis; dick.
Nub
The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience;
The gist of the prosecutor's argument
The heart and soul of the Republican Party
The nub of the story
Knob
The head of the penis; the glans.
Knob
A contemptible person; dick.
Knob
The clitoris.
Knob
(cooking) A dollop, an amount just larger than a spoonful (usually referring to butter).
Knob
A chunky branch-like piece, especially of a ginger rhizome.
Knob
A bulb of the garlic plant consisting of multiple cloves.
Knob
A freshman at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.
Knob
To have sex with.
Knob
A hard protuberance; a hard swelling or rising; a bunch; a lump; as, a knob in the flesh, or on a bone.
Knob
A knoblike ornament or handle; as, the knob of a lock, door, or drawer.
Knob
A rounded hill or mountain; as, the Pilot Knob.
Knob
See Knop.
Knob
To grow into knobs or bunches; to become knobbed.
Knob
A circular rounded projection or protuberance
Knob
A round handle
Knob
Any thickened enlargement
Knob
An ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger
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