Knuckle Common

Knuckle has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions

Noun

a joint of a finger when the fist is closed

knuckle knuckle joint metacarpophalangeal joint

Any of the joints between the phalanges of the fingers.

Verb

press or rub with the knuckles

knuckle

shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground

knuckle

To apply pressure, or rub or massage with one's knuckles.

See Also

finger joint figure knucklesome dutch rub knuckle down rub petrissage

Related Terms

finger joint figure knucklesome dutch rub knuckle down rub petrissage canal boat kneejoint knuckling fist cue sport calf quadruped knock white knuckle ride forkhead knuckle walking knucklelike

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

synovial joint press shoot

Rhyming Words

eckle ickle inkle dekle rickle fuckle turkle hinkle fickle pickle jeckle kinkle nickle cockle winkle runkle mickle cankle finkle muckle

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