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knobbed

verb as in pommel

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Honda had to backpedal and put volume knobs back into their cars.

That said, my philosophy is that if the pan is in the lowest third of the oven, you might as well just crank the knob to 350 or 400 degrees and leave the direct-heat cooking for another time.

From Eater

The giant knob for setting one of the seven browning levels is an eye-catching red, and the extra-wide slots can accommodate anything from sliced bread to bagels.

By adjusting their hormonal knobs, the team was able to dial in lignin production.

Gail trailed him through the house with Microban, spraying the knobs and light switches.

They were helmeted and in bullet-proofs; one of them had an auto-rifle, and the rest carried knobbed plastic truncheons.

Then the knobbed limbs snapped the white metal tube to a level position.

Then I saw him reaching with a knobbed claw for a slender silver tube slung to his harness.

There can be little doubt that their knobbed condition implies that they are undergoing a rapid division.

When there are several such projections the nucleus acquires a peculiar knobbed figure.

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On this page you'll find 12 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to knobbed, such as: belabor, club, cudgel, finial, handle, and knob.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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