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knob vs stop

stop vs knob

knob and stop both are nouns.

knob is not a verb while stop is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
knob Yes No No No
stop Yes No Yes No
As nouns, stop is a hyponym of knob; that is, stop is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than knob:
  • knob: a round handle
  • stop: (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes
Other hyponyms of knob include doorhandle, doorknob.
knob (noun) stop (noun)
a round handle the act of stopping something
a circular rounded projection or protuberance a brief stay in the course of a journey
an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger a restraint that checks the motion of something
any thickened enlargement an obstruction in a pipe or tube
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
the event of something ending
a spot where something halts or pauses
the state of inactivity following an interruption
knob (verb) stop (verb)
prevent completion
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
seize on its way
render unsuitable for passage
come to a halt, stop moving
cause to end
interrupt a trip
stop from happening or developing
put an end to a state or an activity
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
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