Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. Plural form of knuckle.
- n. brass knuckles
- v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of knuckle.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. a small metal weapon, worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand; called also
brass knuckles andknuckle duster .
WordNet 3.0
- n. a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
Examples
“The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.”
“If you have a teenager in the troubled youth gang years, perhaps a mail order set of brass knuckles is just what Junior needs.”
“It never did heal right -- one of the knuckles is visibly sunken.”
“Paleontologist Michael Habib theorizes that pterosaurs, which lived between 250 million and 65 million years ago, used their legs and wing "knuckles" - not just their hind legs, as previously believed-to leapfrog into flight.”
“The alabaster white of her knuckles was the only other indication that her graceful poise had been shaken.”
“Grating means by hand and risking bloodying your knuckles is a must.”
“And lastly, once upon a time at least, getting something tattooed on your knuckles was a bold statement.”
“At the top section of each finger near the knuckles was a thin whitish line that continued right across each hand.”
“My knuckles were a little white gripping the crossbar with the big metal ring in front of us.”
“He cracked his knuckles, which is what Rich does when he's agitated.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘knuckles’.
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• Knuckle tattoos
Our personal suggestions for those who feel the need for knuckle tattoos. For "4+4", see also frogapplause's Candy Hearts.
venomous, unworthy, tucotuco, vrooming, mispelin, i ♥ mozart, tiramisù, fartlets, pindaric, pecorino, the f word, 3.141592 and 104 more...
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Meat Parts: the Cuts, the Innards, an...
T-bone - Sounds good!
Shoulder - Alright.
Liver - Fine.
Sweetbread - Okay.
Gizzard - Pushing it.
Brains - What?!wing, wedge bone sirloin, veal, umbles, tri-tip, tripe, triangle steak, tournedo, top sirloin, top loin, tongue, thigh and 147 more...
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Old-timey Gangster Nicknames
Real (ie. heard in a gangster flick) or verisimilitudinous.
mugsy, little bonaparte, toothpick charlie, spats columbo, the whacker, fat sam, dandy dan, knuckles, squizzy, bugsy, jimmy the claw, winky mcnoteeth and 14 more...
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Pigs on Parade
pig-words: including, but not limited to, famous pigs in film and fiction, historical pigs of note, pig breeds, and assorted porcine terms
babe, the empress of bl..., freddy the pig, piglet, miss piggy, old major, snowball, napoleon, squealer, wilbur, porky pig, petunia pig and 89 more...
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The things they carried (List 2)
Listening to this as an audio book for the second time. Tim O'Brien uses simple words and phrases to great effect. Very few unfamilar and big words . The writing style reminds me of words from Joh...
The, Things, They, Carried, meant, fond, By necessity,, presented to him, far beyond, against the brick..., reaching, taut and 2940 more...
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strev's list
ponzipalooza, lubricious, dingo, betaphorest, kersplat, beowolf, disambiguous, microskirt, feral, svelte, wobbly pops, thwack and 56 more...
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Stuffie: Ready to Burst
Stuffie #11. Stuff you pop.
bubble, balloon, zit, weasel, corn, up, cap, lock, wheelie, open, top, question and 22 more...
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climb every mountain
interesting mountains
humbug, strawberry, three-fingered jack, bolivar, driskill, neahkahnie, matterhorn, rainier, st. helens, hood, shasta, mckinley and 53 more...
Tweets
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strev classic, nay legendary! Apr 16, 2009