knob
A knob is a thickened, often spherical or button-shaped end or intermediate piece, for example on a stick , a door or a lid. Certain forms of components are also referred to as "knobs". The word comes from Middle High German and originally meant ' button '.
A “knob” is found, in particular, thickened like a button
- than the shape of a handle , so
- Hand knob of a pole, a walking stick or an umbrella
- Lid knob on the closing lid of a pot , drinking vessel or cup
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Door knob for opening and closing doors, in the variants
- Turning knob instead of a door handle
- Fixed knob , often on the outside of house and apartment entrance doors
- lower end piece of a bladed weapon , closing the handle
- an aid to power development , for example on a paddle , the handle of a whip or as a shift knob on a shift rod in a motor vehicle with a manual transmission
- as a pillar knob or capital at the top of a column or pillar
- as a spherical tower knob at the top of a church tower or gable
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