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drawerknob

drawerknob noun: a knob for opening a drawer.

Noun

drawerknob (plural drawerknobs)

  1. A knob for opening a drawer.
    • Downed in bed, his feet extend drawerknobs over edge.2003, Sandra L. Ballard, Patricia L. Hudson, Listen Here: Women Writing in Appalachia, page 185
    • Then Clayton climbed off of that quartersawn sideboard, using the drawerknobs for steps, and ambled across the front room to pitch himself into his chair.2002, T. R. Pearson, Polar, page 65

Forms of drawerknob

pluraldrawerknobs

Origin of drawerknob

From drawer + knob.

Questions about drawerknob

What does drawerknob mean?
Drawerknob means a knob for opening a drawer.
What part of speech is drawerknob?
Drawerknob is a noun.
What is the plural of drawerknob?
The plural of drawerknob is drawerknobs.

Words near drawerknob in the dictionary

  1. drawen
  2. drawer
  3. drawered
  4. drawerful
  5. drawerfuls
  6. drawerknob
  7. drawerknobs
  8. drawerless
  9. drawerlike
  10. drawers
  11. drawersful

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