nob

nɒb

Definition

Definition of nob - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

surface

Rare

small lump or projection on a surface

Rare

She noticed a small nob on the wooden table's surface..

bump

knob

protuberance

society

Dated

person of high social status or wealth

Dated

He was considered a nob due to his family's old money..

aristocrat

elite

games

TECH.

jack in cribbage matching the turned card

TECH.

I scored a point with the nob.

jack

knave

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small lump or projection on a surface

Origin of nob

Unknown

Examples of nob in a sentence

He felt a nob under the carpet while walking.
The gala was filled with nobs and celebrities.
As a nob, she had access to exclusive events.
She was thrilled to get the nob in her hand.
The nob helped him win the cribbage game.

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French:protubérance, aristo, ...
German:kleiner Knubbel, Adliger, ...
Italian:nodulo, nobile, ...
Spanish:nudo, aristócrata, ...
Portuguese:caroço, aristocrata, ...
Chinese:小疙瘩, 贵族, ...
Japanese:こぶ, 上流階級の人, ...
Arabic:نُتُوء, وَجِيه, ...
Hebrew:בְּלִיטָה, אַרִיסְטוֹקְרָט, ...
Russian:шишка, богач, ...
Ukrainian:виступ, аристократ, ...
Hindi:गांठ, अमीर व्यक्ति, ...
Bengali:ছোট গুটি, উচ্চবিত্ত ব্যক্তি, ...
Catalan:petita protuberància, noble, ...
Czech:výstupek, zbohatlík, ...
Danish:lille knude, adelsmand, ...
Dutch:knobbel, edelman, ...
Greek:μικρό εξόγκωμα, ευγενής, ...
Hungarian:dudor, úrifiú, ...
Khmer:ដុំប៉ោងតូច, អ្នកមានមុខមាត់, ...
Korean:혹, 귀족, ...
Persian:برآمدگی, نجیب‌زاده, ...
Polish:guz, arystokrata, ...
Portuguese (BR):caroço, aristocrata, ...
Romanian:nodul, nobil, ...
Swedish:knopp, snobb, ...
Thai:ปุ่ม, คนรวย, ...
Turkish:çıkıntı, zengin, ...
Vietnamese:nút, người giàu, ...

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