Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Knik A river in Alaska. Knin A city in Croatia. kninkles Knee wrinkles. Knipe A surname. kniphofia Any of several plants, of the genus Kniphofia, having bright, upright flowers. Knipp A surname. Knippel A surname from German. Knipper A surname from German. Knippers A surname. Knipple A surname from German. Knisely A surname. knish An Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack food consisting of a dumpling covered with a shell of baked or fried dough knishery A knish bakery; a restaurant specializing in knishes; a knish-based food cart. Knisley A surname. knismesis Light tickling often accompanied by an itching sensation. knismogenic Causing a tickling sensation. knismolagnia sexual arousal caused by being tickled. Kniss A surname. Knisteneaux Cree. knit To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine. knitaholic A knitting enthusiast. knitalong An event where people knit together, often all working from the same pattern. knitathon A charity event in which participants knit. knitback The plant comfrey. knitbone The plant comfrey. knitch A small bundle. knitfluencer Someone who posts content on social media about knitting. knitlike Resembling knitting. knits Small particles of ore. knitster A woman who knits. knittability The quality or degree of being knittable. knittable That can be knitted or used as material for knitting. knitted Made by knitting. Knittel A surname from German. Knittelfeld A town in Styria, Austria. knitten knitted, knit knitter A person or a machine that knits. knitting The action of the verb to knit; the process of producing knitted material. knittle A surname. KnitTok The community of knitting enthusiasts and knitfluencers on TikTok. knitwear knitted garments knitwise By knitting, not purling. knitwork knitted material; a knitted object Knivsta A municipality of Uppsala, Uppland, Sweden. knizocyte A form of erythrocyte present in the blood of people with thalassemia KNKT Synonym of NTSC (“National Transportation Safety Committee”) (Indonesia); Initialism of Komite Nasional Keselamatan Transportasi. knob A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle. Knobbe A surname. knobbed Having a knob or knobs. knobber A hart in its second year; a young male deer. knobbies Knobby tyres for motorbikes or bicycles in off-road use. knobbily In a knobby fashion. knobbiness The state or condition of being knobby. knobbing A pattern of knobs or lumps. knobbish like a knob (contemptible person); dickish knobble A small knob. knobbled Possessing a bumpy surface; knobbly. knobbler Synonym of knobber (young male deer). knobblies motorcycle tyres with knobbed treads, for off-road or motocross riding knobbliness The state or condition of being knobbly. knobbly Having a covering of small knobs. knobby Resembling a knob. knobcone The cone of the knobcone pine Knobel A surname. knobhead Synonym of glans penis. knobheaded Having a knobby head. knobkierie A fighting stick, usually with a knob on the end. Knoblauch A surname from German. Knoble A surname from German. knobless Without a knob. knoblessness Absence of knobs. knoblet A little knob; a nodule. knoblike Resembling a knob. Knobloch A surname from Czech. Knoblock A surname. knobology The functionality of controls on an instrument as relevant to their application. knobstick A stick with a rounded knob at the end. knobthorn Senegalia nigrescens, a deciduous African tree found in savanna regions. knobtwat A stupid or contemptible person. knobular knobby; knob-shaped knobweed Hyptis capitata, an erect annual lamiaceous shrub. knobwood Any of various South African trees of genus Zanthoxylum that have knob-like protuberances on the bark. Knoch A surname from German. Knoche A surname. knock An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood. knockable Capable of being knocked. knockabout Boisterous Knockagh A hill north of Greenisland, County Antrim, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref J 3686). Knockando A small village in Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ1941). knockaround Synonym of knockabout. knockback A blow that causes the recipient to fall or move backwards, a knock back; a recoil. knockbuster Synonym of mockbuster. Knockcroghery A village in County Roscommon, Ireland. knockdown An act of knocking down or the condition of being knocked down. knockemdowns The game of tenpins. knocker A device, usually hinged with a striking plate, used for knocking on a door. knockered Having a knocker knockerless Without a knocker (hinged device for knocking). knockers A woman's breasts. Knockholt A village and civil parish in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ4759). knockin The insertion of a cDNA sequence at a particular locus in an organism's chromosome knocking An act in which something is knocked on, or the sound thus produced knockingly With a knocking sound or motion. knockit A small loaf of bread; a snack knockless without a knock Knocklong A village in County Limerick, Ireland. Knockloughrim A village north of Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref H8997). knockmeter A device for measuring the intensity of engine knock. knocknobbler A person engaged by a church to eject unruly dogs and children from acts of worship. knocko Synonym of narco (“narcotics control officer”). knockoff An imitation of something, particularly a well-known product, usually of lower quality and price than the original. knockout The act of making one unconscious, or at least unable to come back on one's feet within a certain period of time; a TKO. knockover The mechanical pushing of a newly-formed stitch over the needle, prior to formation of the next stitch. knockproof Preventing or reducing the occurrence of engine knock. Knockrow A locality in the Ballina council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. knockstone A block upon which ore is broken up. knockthrough Synonym of breakthrough (“the penetration of a separating wall or the remaining distance to an adjacent hollow”) Knockupworth A hamlet in Beaumont parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, just outside Carlisle (OS grid ref NY3756). Knockwood A locality in the Shire of Mansfield, north eastern Victoria, Australia. knocky Tending to knock. Knode A surname. Knodel A surname. Knodishall A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM4262). Knoebel A surname. Knoedler A surname from German. Knoell A surname from German. Knoevenagel A surname from German Knoke A surname. Knokke A coastal town in Knokke-Heist municipality, West Flanders, Belgium. Knoles A surname. knoll A small mound or rounded hill. knolled Having a knoll (hill) or knolls. knollenorgan A tuberous electroreceptor organ found in the skin of weakly electric fish of the family Mormyridae from Africa, which is specialized for electrical communication. knoller One who tolls a bell. knolling A neat arrangement of related objects placed in parallel lines or at right angles on a flat surface, viewed from above. knolltop The peak or crest of a knoll. knolly Having knolls; replete with knolls. Knollys A surname from Middle English. Knook A small village and civil parish (served by Heytesbury, Imber and Knook Parish Council) in Wiltshire, England, east of Warminster (OS grid ref ST9341). Knoop A surname from German or Dutch knop A knob, usually ornamental Knopf A surname from German. Knopfler A surname from German knopite A variety of perofskite containing cerium in place of calcium. Knopp A surname from German. knopped Having knops or knobs knoppern A kind of gall (blister on a plant) produced by a gallfly on the cup of an acorn, and formerly used in tanning and dyeing. knoppy lumpy; knotty Knopsnider A surname. knorhaan A large bird of the bustard family.