Antonyms for knurl
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : nurl |
| Phonetic Transcription : nÉœrl |
Definition of knurl
Origin :- "hard excrescence," c.1600, probably a diminutive of Middle English knor "knot" (c.1400), related to gnarl, from Proto-Germanic *knur- (cf. German knorren "a knotty excrescence"). Related: Knurly.
- As in knob : noun lump, handle
- As in lump : noun clump, mass
- As in swelling : noun physical growth; lump
- As in gob : noun lump
- As in hump : noun swelling, projection
Synonyms for knurl
- abscess
- agglomeration
- ball
- bit
- blister
- block
- boil
- bruise
- bulge
- bulk
- bump
- bunch
- bunion
- cake
- carbuncle
- chip
- chunk
- clod
- clump
- cluster
- contusion
- convexedness
- convexity
- corn
- crumb
- dab
- dilation
- distention
- doorknob
- dune
- elevation
- eminence
- enlargement
- excrescence
- gibbosity
- gob
- group
- growth
- handful
- hill
- hummock
- hump
- hunch
- hunk
- increase
- inflammation
- injury
- knap
- knob
- knot
- knurl
- kyphosis
- latch
- lever
- lot
- morsel
- mound
- mountain
- much
- node
- nodule
- nub
- nugget
- opener
- part
- peck
- piece
- pile
- pimple
- pock
- portion
- projection
- prominence
- protrusion
- protuberan
- protuberance
- puff
- puffiness
- pustule
- ridge
- scrap
- section
- snag
- solid
- sore
- spot
- stud
- swell
- swelling
- trigger
- tumescence
- tumor
- wad
- wale
- wart
- weal
- wedge
- welt
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