knurl

POS

Noun, Verb (transitive)

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CIDE DICTIONARY

knurl, n. [See Knar, Gnar.].

A contorted knot in wood; a crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection. [1913 Webster]
One who, or that which, is crossgrained. [1913 Webster]

knurl, v. t.

To provide with ridges, to assist the grasp, as in the edge of a flat knob, or coin; to mill. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

knurl, n. a small projecting knob, ridge, etc.

Derivative

knurled adj.

Etymology

KNUR

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THESAURUS

knurl

Vandyke, bilge, blain, blaze, bleb, blister, blob, boss, bow, bubble, bulb, bulge, bulla, bump, bunch, burl, button, cahot, chine, chop, clump, condyle, convex, crenellate, crenulate, crimp, cut, dowel, ear, flange, flap, gall, gash, gnarl, handle, hill, hump, hunch, incise, indent, jag, jog, joggle, knob, knot, knur, lip, loop, lump, machicolate, mill, mole, mountain, nevus, nick, notch, nub, nubbin, nubble, papilloma, peg, picot, pink, rib, ridge, ring, scallop, scarify, score, scotch, serrate, shoulder, slash, spine, stud, style, tab, tooth, tubercle, tubercule, verruca, vesicle, wale, wart, welt