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knobbly

(ˈnɒblɪ)
adj, -blier or -bliest
having or covered with small knobs; bumpy
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.knobbly - having knobs; "had knobbly knees"
unshapely - not well-proportioned and pleasing in shape; "a stout unshapely woman"
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Translations
ذو عُقَد
nopret
hnÿttur, hnúîóttur
yumrulu

knobbly

[ˈnɒblɪ] knobby [ˈnɒbɪ] ADJ (knobb(l)ier (compar) (knobb(l)iest (superl))) [stick] → nudoso; [knees] → huesudo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

knobbly

[ˈnɒbli] knobby [ˈnɒbi] (US) adj
[wood, surface] → noueux/euse
[knees] → noueux
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

knobbly

adj (+er) woodknorrig, verwachsen; surfaceuneben, höckrig, knubbelig (inf); knobbly kneesKnubbelknie pl (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

knobbly

[ˈnɒblɪ] knob£by (Am) [ˈnɒbi] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (wood, surface) → nodoso/a; (knee) → ossuto/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

knob

(nob) noun
1. a hard rounded part standing out from the main part. a bedstead with brass knobs on.
2. a rounded handle on or for a door or drawer. wooden door-knobs.
ˈknobbly adjective
having knobs or lumps. a knobbly walking-stick.
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Dig out rose suckers that have emerged from below the graft - the knobbly bit on the stem just above ground level - or alongside the plant.
The soap star, aka actor Sam Aston, emphasises his famous ginger locks with a wig and shows off his knobbly knees in a kilt whose hemline is headed as north as the Edinburgh party venue.
He later added to his famous ginger locks with a See You Jimmy hat and showed off his knobbly knees in a mini kilt.
Dj Darron Rowlands spinning 60s tunes in the breaks, Also on the day other competitions from the 1960s such as Glamorous Granny, knobbly knees, best baby, best sixties dressed male and female, and staff dressed up in hi-Di-hi outfits.
Actor and Woodland Trust supporter Brian Blessed said: "We want to hear about the most impressive, unusual and knobbly specimens - a bit like me."
Knobbly carrots and parsnips do not taste or cook any differently from other vegetables and should be saved from supermarket reject bins, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee chairman Neil Parish said.
You can even see how many shells you pick up, including blue teardropshaped mussel shells, domed cockle shells and knobbly oyster shells.
LISTER Motor Company is launching a limited run of ten special edition cars, the Lister Knobbly Jaguar Stirling Moss, each costing a cool PS1 million.
LISTER Motor Company is launching a limited run of 10 special edition cars, the Lister Knobbly Jaguar Stirling Moss, each costing a cool PS1 million.
After overhauling runaway early leader Gary Pearson's Lister Jaguar Knobbly during the pit-stop phase, he eased away to secure a commanding victory in a car that was raced by Formula One legends Phil Hill and Wolfgang von Trips back in 1961.
Relaunched at the end of 2013, just at the turn of its 60th anniversary, The Lister Motor Company has won several orders for its 'Knobbly' sports racing cars from customers keen to buy into the heritage of the historic firm.