Definitions for knuckle

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knuckle knuck·le

Spelling: [nuhk-uh l]

IPA: /ˈnʌk əl/

Knuckle is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 21 points.

You can make 69 anagrams from letters in knuckle (cekklnu).

Definitions for knuckle

noun

1. a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
2. the rounded prominence of such a joint when the finger is bent.
3. a joint of meat, consisting of the parts about the carpal or tarsal joint of a quadruped.
4. an angle or protrusion at the intersection of two members or surfaces, as in the timbers of a ship or in a roof.
5. brass knuckles.
6. a cylindrical projecting part on a hinge, through which an axis or pin passes; the joint of a hinge.
7. (in a wire mesh) a bend in a wire crossing another wire.
8. (on a chair arm) one of the ridges left at the front end by longitudinal flutes carved to accommodate the fingers.
9. Nautical. a pronounced edge formed by a change in the form of the shell of a hull.

Verb phrases

1. knuckle down, to apply oneself vigorously and earnestly; become serious: Also, knuckle under. to submit; yield.

verb (used with object)

1. to rub or press with the knuckles.
2. Marbles. to shoot (a marble) from the thumb and forefinger.

Origin of knuckle

1325-75; Middle English knokel (akin to Dutch kneukel, German Knöchel), diminutive of a word represented by Dutch knok, German Knochen bone; see -le

Examples for knuckle

He is tough, a Scottish bruiser when it comes to a knuckle fight.

Yes, he wants me to strengthen a knuckle—he's spoken considerable about it.

As I rub my left hand, I notice a small bruise around the knuckle of my pinkie finger.

The painting, created between 1500 and 1525, features a wealthy woman in a bejeweled collar, also wearing a first knuckle ring.

He figured me out as the prodigal son, and wa'n't goin' to knuckle.

He now presented his knuckle to the key and received a strong spark.

A knuckle requires more boiling in proportion to its weight, than any other joint, to render the gristle soft and tender.

Can we tighten our belts, knuckle down and use that knowledge that our forefathers and mothers gave us?

“Being new in town, it was really important to focus and knuckle down,” she said of her decision to focus on acting.

Also with knuckle of veal, and with calf's head boiled plain.