knob vs mound

knob

noun
  • A prominent rounded hill. 

  • A ball-shaped part of a handle, lever, etc., designed to be grabbed by the hand. 

  • The head of the penis; the glans. 

  • A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle. 

  • A woman's breast. 

  • A contemptible person; dick. 

  • A freshman at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. 

  • The clitoris. 

  • A rounded control switch that can be turned on its axis, designed to be operated by the fingers. 

  • A prominent, rounded bump along a mountain ridge. 

  • A dollop, an amount just larger than a spoonful (usually referring to butter). 

  • A chunky branch-like piece, especially of a ginger rhizome. 

  • A bulb of the garlic plant consisting of multiple cloves. 

  • A rounded ornament on the hilt of an edged weapon; a pommel. 

verb
  • To have sex with. 

mound

noun
  • A natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll. 

  • The mons veneris. 

  • Elevated area of dirt upon which the pitcher stands to pitch. 

  • A ball or globe forming part of the regalia of an emperor or other sovereign. It is encircled with bands, enriched with precious stones, and surmounted with a cross. 

  • An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense 

verb
  • To form a mound. 

  • To force or pile into a mound or mounds. 

  • To fortify with a mound; add a barrier, rampart, etc. to. 

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