Knurl

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A knob, knot, or other small protuberance.
  • n. One of a series of small ridges or grooves on the surface or edge of a metal object, such as a thumbscrew, to aid in gripping.
  • v. To provide with knurls; mill.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A contorted knot in wood.
  • n. A crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection.
  • n. A lined or crossgrained pattern of ridges or indentations rolled or pressed into a part for grip.
  • v. To roll or press a pattern of ridges or indentations into a part for grip.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A contorted knot in wood; a crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection.
  • n. One who, or that which, is crossgrained.
  • v. To provide with ridges, to assist the grasp, as in the edge of a flat knob, or coin; to mill.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A knot; a hard substance; a nodule of stone; a protuberance in the bark of a tree.
  • n. A deformed dwarf; a humpback.
  • n. In photography, a milled-edge roller used for dotting and softening outrunning lines and making dark spaces lighter.
  • Word Usage
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    Verb Form
    knurled    knurling    knurls   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    nodule    mill    crenate