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gearknob

gearknob noun: a knob that forms the handle for the gear lever on a car with manual transmission.

gearknob: a knob that forms the handle for the gear lever on a car with manual transmission
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Noun

gearknob (plural gearknobs)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK) A knob that forms the handle for the gear lever on a car with manual transmission.
    • And, anyway, you need to have some money left in the kitty to spend on some of the bewildering but often rather appealing options. Racing stripes. A red gearknob. Plastic wheel arch extensions.cars; a wooden wheel and walnut gearknob were available as dealer options.2011, Jeremy Clarkson, Round the Bend, →ISBN
    • The other day, l was driving along in my old Mini when the gearknob came off in my hand.2012, James May, May on Motors, →ISBN, page 61

Forms of gearknob

pluralgearknobs
alternative formgear knob

Origin of gearknob

From gear + knob.

Questions about gearknob

What does gearknob mean?
Gearknob means a knob that forms the handle for the gear lever on a car with manual transmission.
What part of speech is gearknob?
Gearknob is a noun.
What is the plural of gearknob?
The plural of gearknob is gearknobs.

Words near gearknob in the dictionary

  1. gearing up
  2. gearings
  3. Gearins
  4. gearjammer
  5. gearjammers
  6. gearknob
  7. gearknobs
  8. gearksutite
  9. gearless
  10. gearlessness
  11. gearlike

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