knob latch

  • 1Knob latch — Knob Knob, n. [A modification of knop. Cf. {Nob}.] 1. A hard protuberance; a hard swelling or rising; a bunch; a lump; as, a knob in the flesh, or on a bone. [1913 Webster] 2. A knoblike ornament or handle; as, the knob of a lock, door, or drawer …

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  • 2knob latch — a latch having a spring bolt controlled by a knob on one or both sides. * * * …

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  • 3knob latch — a latch having a spring bolt controlled by a knob on one or both sides …

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  • 4Knob — Knob, n. [A modification of knop. Cf. {Nob}.] 1. A hard protuberance; a hard swelling or rising; a bunch; a lump; as, a knob in the flesh, or on a bone. [1913 Webster] 2. A knoblike ornament or handle; as, the knob of a lock, door, or drawer.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 5knob — [n] lump, handle bulge, bulk, bump, bunch, doorknob, hump, knot, knurl, latch, lever, nub, opener, projection, protrusion, protuberance, snag, stud, swell, swelling, trigger, tumor; concepts 445,471 …

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  • 6knob — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. knot, lump, node, protuberance, boss; handle; hill. See convexity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A projection] Syn. lump, bump, protuberance, boss; see bulge . 2. [A handle] Syn. doorknob, latch, control;… …

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  • 7night latch — noun doorlock operated by a knob on the inside and a key on the outside • Hypernyms: ↑doorlock * * * noun or night lock : a door lock having a spring bolt operated from the outside by a key and from the inside by a knob * * * a door lock operated …

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  • 8dead latch — dead latch, a door latch with a spring bolt opened by a key or by turning a knob: »The automatic dead latch is specially designed for glass panelled doors (Punch) …

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  • 9night latch — n. a door latch with a bolt opened from the outside by a key, and from the inside by a knob …

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  • 10night latch — night′ latch n. bui a door lock operated from the inside by a knob and from the outside by a key • Etymology: 1850–55 …

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