NOUN | body | knuckle, knuckle joint, metacarpophalangeal joint | a joint of a finger when the fist is closed |
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VERB | contact | knuckle | press or rub with the knuckles |
contact | knuckle | shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground |
Sounds | nah'kahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | A joint of a finger when the fist is closed. | |
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Synonyms | knuckle joint, metacarpophalangeal joint | |
Part of | finger | Any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb) |
Broader | synovial joint, articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis | A joint so articulated as to move freely |
Spanish | artejo, nudillo, nudillos | |
Catalan | artell | |
Verbs | knuckle | press or rub with the knuckles |
Meaning | Press or rub with the knuckles. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Broader | press | Exert pressure or force to or upon |
Nouns | knuckle | a joint of a finger when the fist is closed |
Meaning | Shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Broader | shoot | Throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective |
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