Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun knob

4 senses of knob

Sense 1
knob, boss -- (a circular rounded projection or protuberance)
       => projection -- (any structure that branches out from a central support)

Sense 2
knob -- (a round handle)
       => handle, grip, handgrip, hold -- (the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip")

Sense 3
node, knob, thickening -- (any thickened enlargement)
       => convex shape, convexity -- (a shape that curves or bulges outward)

Sense 4
knob, pommel -- (an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger)
       => decoration, ornament, ornamentation -- (something used to beautify)