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blob, chunk, clod, clot, clump, dollop, glob, gob, gobbet, hunk, lump, nub, nubble, nugget, wad
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Users are able to turn a knob up to see all posts, or turn it down to hide all toxic comments. — Dennys Antonialli, WIRED, "Drag Queen vs. David Duke: Whose Tweets Are More 'Toxic'?," 25 July 2019 There’s one knob for controlling volume, power, and pairing on its boxy, 12-inch frame, and that’s it. — Valentina Palladino And Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica, "Guidemaster: Ars picks 11 gifts you can get Dad for Father’s Day 2019," 11 June 2019 Turn that knob back to road mode, and its the smoothest, most quiet, and fastest Range Rover ever too. — Matthew Scott, Outside Online, "The New Defender Will Not Be Like the Old One," 7 June 2019 The interior features correct black vinyl, an AM/FM push-button radio, and a dealer-optional wood shift knob. — Andrew Wendler, Car and Driver, "Lime-Yellow 1973 Datsun 240Z up for Auction Is the Cleanest We've Seen outside a Museum," 12 May 2019 But with the turn of a knob on that television set, his mother heard the gospel for the first time. — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star, "Three college athletes, one coach, all pastors at same Greenfield church," 11 July 2019 Other details include authentic vintage door knobs and hinges, restored double-hung windows, and reproduction light fixtures. — Megan Barber, Curbed, "Towering 1887 Queen Anne asks $1.3M," 9 July 2019 Outside the freezer, Slichter’s team hits keys and turns knobs to bat the ion around with electric pulses. — Sophia Chen, WIRED, "Physicists Hack the Uncertainty Principle to See an Ion Wiggle," 20 June 2019 Mitsubishi hasn’t released photos of the interior yet, but the company said the cabin benefits from new quilted leather upholstery, new front seats, some different switches and knobs, and a new gauge cluster. — Joseph Capparella, Car and Driver, "2019 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Gets Powertrain Tweaks, Updated Styling," 22 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'knob.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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