nob

[US]/nɒb/
[UK]/nɑb/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. leader, big shot, wealthy person
vt. to hit on the head
Word Forms
Pluralnobs

Phrases & Collocations

nobility

noble

nobleman

noblewoman

Example Sentences

He adjusted the nob on the stove to control the temperature.

She carefully turned the nob on the radio to find her favorite station.

The nob on the shower was stuck, making it difficult to adjust the water flow.

He used a wrench to tighten the nob on the bicycle handlebars.

The nob on the amplifier controls the volume of the music.

She accidentally broke off the nob on the cabinet door.

The nob on the thermostat allows you to adjust the room temperature.

He turned the nob on the telescope to focus on the stars.

The nob on the car radio was missing, making it hard to change stations.

She carefully cleaned the nob on the antique clock to make it shine.

Real-world Examples

Look, Flamingo, these were my shoes when they were new and these are all my hats with nobs on.

Source: Sarah and the little duckling

You've taken to being a nob, buying land, being a country bashaw.

Source: Middlemarch (Part Four)

Shan't I be glad when I get richer and better known, and hob and nob with him! '

Source: A pair of blue eyes (Part 1)

I was happier on the lawns because I had on shoes from England with rubber nobs on the soles that bit into the soft ground.

Source: The Great Gatsby (Original Version)

But, to speak seriously, Harry; has any communication from the great nobs produced this sudden anxiety on your part to be gone?

Source: Oliver Twist (Original Version)

Then grab our parm, I'm just gonna add like a little handful at a time, a nice little nob of butter, it's pasta it's not diet food.

Source: Kitchen Deliciousness Competition

I'm gonna throw in a nob of butter, a little bit more fresh thyme, and now I have the biggest thing of Panko known to man, and they crisp extremely well.

Source: Kitchen Deliciousness Competition

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