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Meanings of Knocker:

noun

A metal or wooden object hinged to a door and rapped by visitors to attract attention and gain entry.

Usage examples:

Brighton lifted the brass knocker on the door, and let it drop.

Meanings of Knockers:

noun

A metal or wooden object hinged to a door and rapped by visitors to attract attention and gain entry.

Usage examples:

Brighton lifted the brass knocker on the door, and let it drop.

Meanings of Knocking:

verb

Strike a surface noisily to attract attention, especially when waiting to be let in through a door.

Usage examples:

He strolled over and knocked on a door marked enquiries

noun

A sudden short sound caused by a blow, especially on a door to attract attention or gain entry.

Usage examples:

There was a sudden knock at the door, the noise seemingly unnatural and loud in the silence that i …

Meanings of Knocking-down:

phrasal verb

To hit someone or something forcefully so that it falls down, or falls to a lower place

Usage examples:

Try not to knock the fence down when you back out of the driveway., the city is going to knock the …

Meanings of Knocking-off:

phrasal verb

To reduce the price or value of something by a particular amount

Usage examples:

The manager knocked off ten bucks because the dress had a few buttons missing., the carpenter knock…

Meanings of Knocking-shop:

noun

Humorous for brothel

Meanings of Knockoff:

noun

A copy or imitation, especially of an expensive product.

Usage examples:

Knock-off merchandise

Meanings of Knockoffs:

noun

A copy or imitation, especially of an expensive product.

Usage examples:

Knock-off merchandise

Meanings of Knockout:

noun

An act of knocking someone out, especially in boxing.

Usage examples:

A knockout blow

Meanings of Knockouts:

noun

An act of knocking someone out, especially in boxing.

Usage examples:

A knockout blow

Meanings of Knocks:

verb

Strike a surface noisily to attract attention, especially when waiting to be let in through a door.

Usage examples:

He strolled over and knocked on a door marked enquiries

noun

A sudden short sound caused by a blow, especially on a door to attract attention or gain entry.

Usage examples:

There was a sudden knock at the door, the noise seemingly unnatural and loud in the silence that i …

Meanings of Knolled:

verb

(of a bell) ring solemnly; knell.

noun

A small hill or mound.

Usage examples:

A grassy knoll

Meanings of Knolling:

verb

(of a bell) ring solemnly; knell.

noun

A small hill or mound.

Usage examples:

A grassy knoll

Meanings of Knolls:

noun

A small hill or mound.

Usage examples:

A grassy knoll

verb

(of a bell) ring solemnly; knell.

Meanings of Knop:

noun

A knob, especially an ornamental one, for example in the stem of a wine glass.

Usage examples:

The stem may be straight or with swellings called knops.

Meanings of Knops:

noun

A knob, especially an ornamental one, for example in the stem of a wine glass.

Usage examples:

The stem may be straight or with swellings called knops.

Meanings of Knorhaan:

noun

A small crested bustard, which is typically boldly marked and has penetrating repetitive calls.

Usage examples:

Carmine bee-eaters perch on the back of kori bustards and red-crested korhaans plummet from the sky…

Meanings of Knot:

noun

A fastening made by looping a piece of string, rope, or something similar on itself and tightening it.

Usage examples:

Tie a knot at the end of the cord

verb

Fasten with a knot.

Usage examples:

The scarves were knotted loosely around their throats

Meanings of Knotgrass:

noun

A common eurasian plant of the dock family, with jointed creeping stems and small pink flowers. it is a serious weed in some areas.

Usage examples:

The main weeds dying back were creeping thistle, couch and mature knotgrass.

Meanings of Knothole:

noun

A hole in a piece of timber where a knot has fallen out, or in a tree trunk where a branch has decayed.

Usage examples:

Discreet knotholes in the wood provided excellent openings for eavesdropping.

Meanings of Knots:

noun

A fastening made by looping a piece of string, rope, or something similar on itself and tightening it.

Usage examples:

Tie a knot at the end of the cord

verb

Fasten with a knot.

Usage examples:

The scarves were knotted loosely around their throats

Meanings of Knotted:

adjective

Fastened with or having a knot or knots.

Usage examples:

A knotted rope

verb

Fasten with a knot.

Usage examples:

The scarves were knotted loosely around their throats

Meanings of Knottier:

adjective

Full of knots.

Usage examples:

Panelling in knotty pine

Meanings of Knotting:

noun

The action or craft of tying knots in yarn to make carpets or other decorative items.

Usage examples:

Off-loom techniques such as macramé and knotting were popular, and shaped weaving was tried.

verb

Fasten with a knot.

Usage examples:

The scarves were knotted loosely around their throats

Meanings of Knotweeds:

noun

A plant of the dock family, which typically has sheaths where the leaves join the stems and is often an invasive weed.

Usage examples:

Barberry, knotweed, and ailanthus are just some of the horticultural immigrants that continue to ou…