Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A hinged joint in which a pin fastens the ends of two rods, one of which has an eye that fits between the two perforated projections of the other.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An anatomical joint forming a knuckle, as one of the joints of the fingers; in a whale, the shoulder-joint.
- n. In mech., any flexible joint formed by two abutting links.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Mach.) a hinge joint, in which a projection with an eye, on one piece, enters a jaw between two corresponding projections with eyes, on another piece, and is retained by a pin which passes through the eyes and forms the pivot.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a joint of a finger when the fist is closed
- n. a joint allowing movement in one plane only
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SCIE - noun-noun collocations
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Phrases based on the word "knuckle."
knuckle dragger, knuckle under, knuckle sandwich, white knuckle, knuckle ball, knucklehead, knuckle duster, brass knuckles, knuckle up, knuckle down, near the knuckle, knuckle thread and 24 more...
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knuckle phrases/words
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gangerh A joint allowing movement in one plane only. Feb 11, 2008