Knob vs Mound - What's the difference?
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A rounded protuberance, handle, or control switch.
(geography) A prominent rounded hill.
A rounded ornament on the hilt of an edged weapon; a pommel.
A prominent, rounded bump along a mountain ridge.
(plural) breasts.
(British, NZ, slang) A penis.
(slang, pejorative) A contemptible person.
(cooking) A dollop, an amount just larger than a spoonful (usually referring to butter)
(British, slang, vulgar, of a man) To have sex with.
(obsolete, anatomy, measurement, figuratively) A hand.
(obsolete) A protection; restraint; curb.
(obsolete) A helmet.
(obsolete) Might; size.
An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense; a bulwark; a rampart.
A natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.
(baseball) Elevated area of dirt upon which the pitcher stands to pitch.
A ball or globe forming part of the regalia of an emperor or other sovereign. It is encircled with bands, enriched with precious stones, and surmounted with a cross.
(US, vulgar, slang) The mons veneris.
To fortify with a mound; add a barrier, rampart, etc. to.
To force or pile into a mound or mounds.
Knob is a related term of mound.
As nouns the difference between knob and mound
is that knob is a rounded protuberance, handle, or control switch while mound is moon.As a verb knob
is (british|slang|vulgar|of a man) to have sex with.knob
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* See alsoDerived terms
* doorknob * knob-and-tubeVerb
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* (part of regalia) globus cruciger, globe, orbDerived terms
* (l)Verb
(en verb)- He mounded up his mashed potatoes so they left more space on the plate for the meat.