knob vs rivet

knob

noun
  • 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 prominent rounded hill. 

  • 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. 

rivet

noun
  • A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end. 

  • Any fixed point or certain basis. 

verb
  • To command the attention of. 

  • To attach or fasten parts by using rivets. 

  • To make firm or immovable. 

  • To install rivets. 

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