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
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
knockout drops
- n chloral hydrate in combination with alcohol; usually administered surreptitiously to make the drinker unconscious
knockout punch
- n a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing
knossos
- n an ancient town on Crete where Bronze Age culture flourished from about 2000 BC to 1400 BC
knowledgeability
- n wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge
his knowledgeability impressed me
knot
- n a tight cluster of people or things
a small knot of women listened to his sermon
the bird had a knot of feathers forming a crest - n any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
- n a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged
the saw buckled when it hit a knot - n something twisted and tight and swollen
their muscles stood out in knots
his stomach was in knots - n a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
- n soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
- n a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere
- v make into knots; make knots out of
She knotted her fingers - v tie or fasten into a knot
knot the shoelaces - v tangle or complicate
knotgrass
- n low-growing weedy grass with spikelets along the leaf stems
knotted marjoram
- n aromatic European plant native to Mediterranean and Turkey; not widespread in Europe