Knobbed — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɑːbd/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɒbd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɒbd/

2 syllables Say it as /nˈɑːbd/.

Examples

gnarled and knotted hands
a knobbed stick

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

knotted knotty gnarly gnarled

Parts of Speech

adjective

used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots

“gnarled and knotted hands”

Word Forms

gnarl

noun

something twisted and tight and swollen

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

genoppt

verwendet von alten Personen oder alten Bäumen; mit Noppen oder Knoten bedeckt

🇫🇷French

boutonné

utilisé pour des personnes âgées ou de vieux arbres; recouvert de boutons ou de nœuds

🇪🇸Spanish

nudoso

usado de personas mayores o árboles viejos; cubierto de protuberancias o nudos

🇮🇹Italian

nodoso

usato da persone anziane o da alberi secolari; ricoperto di pomelli o nodi

🇳🇱Dutch

geknoopt

gebruikt van oude personen of oude bomen; bedekt met knoppen of knopen

🇵🇹Portuguese

nodoso

usado para idosos ou árvores velhas; coberto com botões ou nós

🇷🇺Russian

узловатый

использование старых людей или старых деревьев; покрытый бугорками или узлами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घुंडीदार

बूढ़े व्यक्तियों या पुराने पेड़ों का उपयोग; गांठों या गांठों से ढका हुआ

🇮🇳Tamil

தட்டப்பட்டது

பழைய நபர்கள் அல்லது பழைய மரங்கள் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகின்றன; கைப்பிடிகள் அல்லது முடிச்சுகளால் மூடப்பட்டிருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

తట్టింది

పాత వ్యక్తులు లేదా పాత చెట్లను ఉపయోగించడం; గుబ్బలు లేదా నాట్‌లతో కప్పబడి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗುಬ್ಬಿದ

ಹಳೆಯ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಹಳೆಯ ಮರಗಳನ್ನು ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ; ಗುಬ್ಬಿಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಗಂಟುಗಳಿಂದ ಮುಚ್ಚಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുട്ടി

പഴയ വ്യക്തികൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പഴയ മരങ്ങൾ ഉപയോഗിച്ചു; മുട്ടുകൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കെട്ടുകൾ കൊണ്ട് മൂടിയിരിക്കുന്നു

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

旋钮状的

用于老人或古树；布满旋钮或结

🇯🇵Japanese

こぶのある

老人や古木に使われる。ノブや結び目で覆われている

🇰🇷Korean

손잡이가 있는

노인이나 오래된 나무를 사용함; 손잡이나 매듭으로 덮여 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có nút bấm

dùng từ người già hoặc cây cổ thụ; được bao phủ bởi các nút hoặc nút thắt

🇹🇭Thai

ลูกบิด

ใช้ของคนแก่หรือต้นไม้เก่า หุ้มด้วยปุ่มหรือปม

🇮🇩Indonesian

menonjol

digunakan untuk orang tua atau pohon tua; ditutupi dengan kenop atau simpul

🇵🇭Filipino

nakapindot

ginagamit ng mga matatandang tao o mga lumang puno; natatakpan ng mga knobs o buhol

🇲🇾Malay

diketuk

digunakan untuk orang tua atau pokok tua; ditutup dengan tombol atau simpulan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

معقود

تستخدم لكبار السن أو الأشجار القديمة. مغطاة بالمقابض أو العقد

🇮🇷Persian

دستگیره

استفاده از افراد مسن یا درختان کهنسال؛ با دستگیره یا گره پوشیده شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

topuzlu

yaşlı kişiler veya yaşlı ağaçlar için kullanılır; düğmeler veya düğümlerle kaplı

🇮🇱Hebrew

עם ידיות

בשימוש של זקנים או עצים ישנים; מכוסה ידיות או קשרים

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The primary meaning of 'knobbed' is 'used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots'.

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Using 'knobbed' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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