Handle and Knob

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Handle

Handle noun - A part by which an implement is held.

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Knob is a synonym for handle in grip topic. In some cases you can use "Knob" instead the word "Handle" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like thing, stick, haft, on a handlebar. popular alternative

Nearby Words: hand, handled, handling, handler, handhold

Knob

Knob noun - A round handle.

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Handle is a synonym for knob in thing topic. You can use "Handle" instead the word "Knob" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as stick, grip, haft, on a handlebar. popular alternative

Nearby Word: knobby

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fake	fake handle	fake knob
small	small handle	small knob
actual	actual handle	actual knob
large	large handle	large knob
Other adjectives: big, huge, wooden, little, new, red.

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The main parachute is deployed by pulling out a small round auxiliary parachute called drogue chute by its handle or knob, and throwing it into the slipstream.

Source: Useful Notes / Skydiving
The handle is often rather knob-shaped, and the phallic symbolism was not lost on the people who used it.

Source: Useful Notes / European Swordsmanship

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