Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
knabbed |
imp. & past participle |
of Knab |
knabble |
verb i. |
To bite or nibble. |
knacker |
noun |
One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc., One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely between the fingers, and struck together by moving the hand; — called also clapper., a harness maker., One who slaughters worn-out horses and sells their flesh for dog’s meat. |
knagged |
adjective |
Full of knots; knaggy. |
knapped |
imp. & past participle |
of Knap |
knapple |
verb |
To break off with an abrupt, sharp noise; to bite; to nibble. |
knarled |
adjective |
Knotted. See Gnarled. |
knarred |
adjective |
Knotty; gnarled. |
knavery |
noun |
The practices of a knave; petty villainy; fraud; trickery; a knavish action., Roguish or mischievous tricks. |
knavess |
noun |
A knavish woman. |
knavish |
adjective |
Like or characteristic of a knave; given to knavery; trickish; fraudulent; dishonest; villainous; as, a knavish fellow, or a knavish trick., Mischievous; roguish; waggish. |
kneaded |
imp. & past participle |
of Knead |
kneader |
noun |
One who kneads. |
kneecap |
noun |
The kneepan., A cap or protection for the knee. |
kneeled |
|
of Kneel |
kneeler |
noun |
One who kneels or who worships by or while kneeling., A cushion or stool to kneel on., A name given to certain catechumens and penitents who were permitted to join only in parts of church worship. |
kneepan |
noun |
A roundish, flattened, sesamoid bone in the tendon in front of the knee joint; the patella; the kneecap. |
knelled |
imp. & past participle |
of Knell |
knicker |
noun |
A small ball of clay, baked hard and oiled, used as a marble by boys in playing. |
knifing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Knife |
knitted |
|
of Knit |
knitter |
noun |
One who, or that which, knits, joins, or unites; a knitting machine. |
knittle |
noun |
A string that draws together a purse or bag., See Nettles. |
knobbed |
adjective |
Containing knobs; full of knobs; ending in a nob. See Illust of Antenna. |
knobber |
noun |
See Knobbler. |
knocked |
imp. & past participle |
of Knock |
knocker |
noun |
One who, or that which, knocks; specifically, an instrument, or kind of hammer, fastened to a door, to be used in seeking for admittance. |
knolled |
imp. & past participle |
of Knoll |
knoller |
noun |
One who tolls a bell. |
knopped |
adjective |
Having knops or knobs; fastened as with buttons. |
knotted |
imp. & past participle |
of Knot, Full of knots; having knots knurled; as, a knotted cord; the knotted oak., Interwoven; matted; entangled., Having intersecting lines or figures., Characterized by small, detached points, chiefly composed of mica, less decomposable than the mass of the rock, and forming knots in relief on the weathered surface; as, knotted rocks., Entangled; puzzling; knotty. |
knowing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Know, Skilful; well informed; intelligent; as, a knowing man; a knowing dog., Artful; cunning; as, a knowing rascal., Knowledge; hence, experience. |
knuckle |
noun |
The joint of a finger, particularly when made prominent by the closing of the fingers., The kneejoint, or middle joint, of either leg of a quadruped, especially of a calf; — formerly used of the kneejoint of a human being., The joint of a plant., The joining pars of a hinge through which the pin or rivet passes; a knuckle joint., A 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., A 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; as, brass knuckles; — called also knuckle duster., To yield; to submit; — used with down, to, or under., To beat with the knuckles; to pommel. |
knurled |
adjective |
Full of knots; gnarled., Milled, as the head of a screw, or the edge of a coin. |