knobby
/ˈnɒbi/adjective
उच्चारण नॉबी
गाँठदार, गुमड़ेदार, उभारों वाला
Core word
- 1
especially North American
having small hard lumps on the surface
गाँठदार, गुमड़ेदार, उभारों वाला
- knobby knees
- the knobby branches of an old tree
- knobby tyres for mountain bikes
+ 3 more examples
- The old man held a knobby walking stick.
- The potatoes were knobby and uneven but tasted good.
- His knobby fingers had worked in the fields for decades.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
knobby + noun (attributive)
Knobby describes a surface with small hard lumps, and it usually comes before the noun it describes.
'Knobby' छोटे कठोर उभारों वाली सतह का वर्णन करता है और प्रायः उस noun से पहले आता है जिसका वह वर्णन करता है।
- The old farmer had knobby hands from years of work.
- A knobby branch stuck out of the tree.
be + knobby (predicative)
After be, seem or look, knobby describes the subject without any extra word.
Be, seem या look के बाद 'knobby' बिना किसी अतिरिक्त शब्द के subject का वर्णन करता है।
- His knees looked knobby beneath the school shorts.
more knobby / knobbier
The comparative can be formed either with more or with the -ier ending; both are accepted.
Comparative या तो more लगाकर या -ier जोड़कर बनता है; दोनों स्वीकार्य हैं।
- This ginger root is knobbier than the one we bought last week.
spelling: knobby / knobbly
Knobbly is the more common British spelling in speech, while knobby is common in American English.
बोलचाल में British English में knobbly अधिक प्रचलित है, जबकि American English में knobby अधिक आम है।
- He pointed to a knobbly tree trunk near the gate.
+Collocations 4
knobby + body part
kneesfingershandselbowsknuckles
- The wrestler's knobby knuckles were covered in scars.
knobby + plant / wood
branchroottrunkstickgingervegetable
- She used a knobby stick as a walking aid.
adverb + knobby
ratherveryslightlyoddlywonderfully
- The turmeric roots were rather knobby and hard to peel.
knobby + texture
surfaceskinbarkcoverstone
- The knobby bark of the old neem tree was rough to the touch.
“More examples 7
- The potatoes from the hills were small and knobby but very tasty.
पहाड़ों के आलू छोटे और गाँठदार थे, पर बहुत स्वादिष्ट थे।
- Radhika's grandfather leaned on a knobby walking stick.
राधिका के दादाजी एक गाँठदार छड़ी के सहारे चलते थे।
- The child's knobby knees stuck out beneath his shorts.
बच्चे के उभरे हुए घुटने उसकी निक्कर के नीचे से बाहर निकले हुए थे।
- The artist liked the knobby texture of the old wood.
कलाकार को पुरानी लकड़ी की गाँठदार बनावट पसंद थी।
- She pulled a knobby root out of the soil and washed it.
उसने मिट्टी से एक गाँठदार जड़ निकाली और उसे धोया।
- The ginger sold at the weekly market was knobby, but fresh and strong.
साप्ताहिक बाज़ार में बिकने वाली अदरक गाँठदार थी, पर ताज़ी और तीखी थी।
- After years of playing the sitar, his fingers became thin and knobby.
वर्षों सितार बजाने के बाद उसकी उँगलियाँ पतली और गाँठदार हो गईं।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ His hands were more knobby than hers hands.
✓ His hands were more knobby than hers.
Hers already stands for hers hands, so the noun is not repeated.
'Hers' पहले ही 'her hands' का काम करता है, इसलिए noun को दोहराया नहीं जाता।
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
British and American: British English usually says knobbly, as in 'knobbly knees', while American English usually says knobby.
British और American में British English में आमतौर पर knobbly कहा जाता है, जैसे 'knobbly knees', जबकि American English में आमतौर पर knobby कहा जाता है।