Knurled

Knurled
Knurled Knurled (n[^u]rld), a. 1. Full of knots; gnarled. [1913 Webster]

2. Milled, as the head of a screw, or the edge of a coin. [1913 Webster]


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  • knurled — [adj] knotted bumpy, coarse, gnarled, knobby, knotty, rough; concepts 485,606 …   New thesaurus

  • knurled — adjective 1. : gnarled the knurled swollen knuckles of his other hand Norman Mailer 2. : provided with knurls a knurled thumbscrew …   Useful english dictionary

  • knurled — knurl ► NOUN ▪ a small projecting knob or ridge. DERIVATIVES knurled adjective. ORIGIN apparently from High German knorre knobbed protuberance …   English terms dictionary

  • Knurled nut — A knurled nut, or thumb nut, is a nut with a knurled outside surface, rather than hex. This facilitates tightening by hand …   Wikipedia

  • knurled nut — A thumb nut with knurled sides …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • knurled — adjective see knurl …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • knurled — /nerrld/, adj. 1. having small ridges on the edge or surface; milled. 2. having knurls or knots; gnarled. [1605 15; KNURL + ED3] * * * …   Universalium

  • knurled — Synonyms and related words: burled, gnarled, gnarly, knobbed, knobbly, knobby, knoblike, knotted, knotty, knurly, lumpy, nodal, noded, nodiform, nodose, nodular, nodulated, noduled, nubbled, nubbly, nubby, studded, torose, tubercular, tuberculous …   Moby Thesaurus

  • knurled — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. knotty, knobby, bumpy, gnarled, warty. ANT.: smooth …   English dictionary for students

  • knurled — see GNARLED …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

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