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Knap
() A protuberance; a swelling; a knob; a button; hence, rising ground; a summit. See Knob, and Knop.
Knapped
() of Knap
Knapping
() of Knap
Knap
() To bite; to bite off; to break short.
Knap
() To strike smartly; to rap; to snap.
Knap
() To make a sound of snapping.
Knap
() A sharp blow or slap.
Knapbottle
() The bladder campion (Silene inflata).
Knappish
() Snappish; peevish.
Knapple
() To break off with an abrupt, sharp noise; to bite; to nibble.
Knappy
() Having knaps; full of protuberances or humps; knobby.
Knapsack
() A case of canvas or leather, for carrying on the back a soldier's necessaries, or the clothing, etc., of a traveler.
Knapweed
() The black centaury (Centaurea nigra); -- so called from the knoblike heads of flowers. Called also bullweed.
Knar
() See Gnar.
Knarl
() A knot in wood. See Gnarl.
Knarled
() Knotted. See Gnarled.
Knarred
() Knotty; gnarled.
Knarry
() Knotty; gnarled.
Knave
() A boy; especially, a boy servant.
Knave
() Any male servant; a menial.
Knave
() A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person; a rogue; a villain.
Knave
() A playing card marked with the figure of a servant or soldier; a jack.
Knaveries
() of Knavery
Knavery
() The practices of a knave; petty villainy; fraud; trickery; a knavish action.
Knavery
() Roguish or mischievous tricks.
Knaveship
() A small due, in meal, established by usage, which is paid to the under miller.
Knavess
() A knavish woman.
Knavish
() Like or characteristic of a knave; given to knavery; trickish; fraudulent; dishonest; villainous; as, a knavish fellow, or a knavish trick.
Knavish
() Mischievous; roguish; waggish.
Knavishly
() In a knavish manner; dishonestly; fraudulently.
Knavishly
() Mischievously; waggishly; roguishly.
KNavishness
() The quality or state of being knavish; knavery; dishonesty.
Knaw
() See Gnaw.
Knawel
() A low, spreading weed (Scleranthus annuus), common in sandy soil.
Kneaded
() of Knead
Kneading
() of Knead
Knead
() To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; esp., to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, as the materials of bread, cake, etc.; as, to knead dough.
Knead
() Fig.: To treat or form as by kneading; to beat.
Kneadable
() That may be kneaded; capable of being worked into a mass.
Kneader
() One who kneads.
Kneadingly
() In the manner of one kneading.
Knebelite
() A mineral of a gray, red, brown, or green color, and glistening luster. It is a silicate of iron and manganese.
Kneck
() The twisting of a rope or cable, as it is running out.
Knee
() In man, the joint in the middle part of the leg.
Knee
() The joint, or region of the joint, between the thigh and leg.
Knee
() In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in man.
Knee
() A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.
Knee
() A bending of the knee, as in respect or courtesy.
Knee
() To supplicate by kneeling.
Kneebrush
() A tuft or brush of hair on the knees of some species of antelopes and other animals; -- chiefly used in the plural.