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ALL meanings of knuckles

knuck·le
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  • noun knuckles a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx. 1
  • noun knuckles the rounded prominence of such a joint when the finger is bent. 1
  • noun knuckles a joint of meat, consisting of the parts about the carpal or tarsal joint of a quadruped. 1
  • noun knuckles an angle or protrusion at the intersection of two members or surfaces, as in the timbers of a ship or in a roof. 1
  • noun knuckles brass knuckles. 1
  • noun knuckles a cylindrical projecting part on a hinge, through which an axis or pin passes; the joint of a hinge. 1
  • noun knuckles (in a wire mesh) a bend in a wire crossing another wire. 1
  • noun knuckles (on a chair arm) one of the ridges left at the front end by longitudinal flutes carved to accommodate the fingers. 1
  • noun knuckles Nautical. a pronounced edge formed by a change in the form of the shell of a hull. 1
  • verb with object knuckles to rub or press with the knuckles. 1
  • noun knuckles Plural form of knuckle. 1
  • verb with object knuckles Marbles. to shoot (a marble) from the thumb and forefinger. 1
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