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lady-in-waiting
  • n  a lady appointed to attend to a queen or princess
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knob
  • n  a circular rounded projection or protuberance
  • n  a round handle
  • n  any thickened enlargement
  • n  an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger
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knobcone pine
  • n  medium-sized three-needled pine of the Pacific coast of the United States having a prominent knob on each scale of the cone
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knobkerrie
  • n  a short wooden club with a heavy knob on one end; used by aborigines in southern Africa
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knobkerry
  • n  a short wooden club with a heavy knob on one end; used by aborigines in southern Africa
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knock
  • n  the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
    the knocking grew louder
  • n  negative criticism
  • n  a vigorous blow
    the sudden knock floored him
  • n  a bad experience
    the school of hard knocks
  • n  the act of hitting vigorously
  • v  deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room"
  • v  rap with the knuckles
    knock on the door
  • v  knock against with force or violence
  • v  make light, repeated taps on a surface
  • v  sound like a car engine that is firing too early
  • v  find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
    Don't knock the food--it's free
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knock on
  • n  (rugby) knocking the ball forward while trying to catch it (a foul)
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knock rummy
  • n  a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points
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knocker
  • n  (Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person
  • n  a person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance)
    open the door and see who the knocker is
  • n  one who disparages or belittles the worth of something
  • n  either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
  • n  a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door
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knocking
  • n  the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
    the knocking grew louder
  • v  deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room"
  • v  rap with the knuckles
  • v  knock against with force or violence
  • v  make light, repeated taps on a surface
  • v  sound like a car engine that is firing too early
  • v  find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
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knockout drops
  • n  chloral hydrate in combination with alcohol; usually administered surreptitiously to make the drinker unconscious
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