Knuckles

Word KNUCKLES
Character 8
Hyphenation knuc kles
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Knuckles"

What do we mean by knuckles?

Any of the joints between the phalanges of the fingers.

(by extension) A mechanical joint.

A cut of meat.

The curved part of the cushion at the entrance to the pockets on a cue sports table.

The kneejoint of a quadruped, especially of a calf; formerly used of the kneejoint of a human being.

The joint of a plant.

A convex portion of a vessel's figure where a sudden change of shape occurs, as in a canal boat, where a nearly vertical side joins a nearly flat bottom.

A contrivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished with points, worn to protect the hand, to add force to a blow, and to disfigure the person struck; a knuckle duster.

The rounded point where a flat changes to a slope on a piste.

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The word "knuckles" in example sentences

The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting. ❋ Unknown (2006)

If you have a teenager in the troubled youth gang years, perhaps a mail order set of brass knuckles is just what Junior needs. ❋ Unknown (2007)

It never did heal right -- one of the knuckles is visibly sunken. ❋ Ccfinlay (2005)

Paleontologist Michael Habib theorizes that pterosaurs, which lived between 250 million and 65 million years ago, used their legs and wing "knuckles" - not just their hind legs, as previously believed-to leapfrog into flight. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The alabaster white of her knuckles was the only other indication that her graceful poise had been shaken. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Grating means by hand and risking bloodying your knuckles is a must. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And lastly, once upon a time at least, getting something tattooed on your knuckles was a bold statement. ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2008)

At the top section of each finger near the knuckles was a thin whitish line that continued right across each hand. ❋ Juan Gómez-Jurado (2007)

My knuckles were a little white gripping the crossbar with the big metal ring in front of us. ❋ Rogers (2007)

He cracked his knuckles, which is what Rich does when he's agitated. ❋ Patterson, James, 1947- (2007)

His other hand was gripping the steering wheel so hard that his knuckles were the color of paste. ❋ David Kent (2006)

It's not nearly as bad as it could be--everything's a little tender, the knuckles are a little swollen on my middle finger, and there's a bruise on the tip of my index finger--so I'll just drug up with ibuprofen and use duct tape tomorrow and I should be fine. ❋ Emma Goldman (2006)

His knuckles were a little red, otherwise no abrasions. ❋ Le Carre, John, 1931- (2006)

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