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Knuckle

noun
/ˈnʌkəl/
Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.nounAny of the joints between the phalanges of the fingers.
2.noun(by extension) A mechanical joint.
3.nounA cut of meat.
4.nounThe curved part of the cushion at the entrance to the pockets on a cue sports table.
5.nounThe kneejoint of a quadruped, especially of a calf; formerly used of the kneejoint of a human being.
6.nounThe joint of a plant.
7.nounA convex portion of a vessel's figure where a sudden change of shape occurs, as in a canal boat, where a nearly vertical side joins a nearly flat bottom.
8.nounA contrivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished with points, worn to protect the hand, to add force to a blow, and to disfigure the person struck; a knuckle duster.
"brass knuckles"
9.nounThe rounded point where a flat changes to a slope on a piste.
10.verbTo apply pressure, or rub or massage with one's knuckles.
"He knuckled the sleep from his eyes."
11.verbTo bend the fingers.
12.verbTo touch one's forehead as a mark of respect.
13.verbTo yield.

Synonyms

knuckle underknuckle jointmetacarpophalangeal jointdusterbucklearticulationdustersknuckleboneknuckknuckle-tatknucklerknottle

Rhymes With

chucklesucklepricklebuckledeckletrucklestricklefrickle
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