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Meanings of knuckle in English

Catalan
artell
Spanish
nudillos

A joint of a finger when the fist is closed.

artell
Catalan
garró

Meat from the leg, from the muscle Rectus femoris.

garró
Usage of knuckle in English
1
You know you've added enough when the water reaches your first knuckle.
The everything chinese cookbook: from wonton soup to sweet and s...
2
What matters is being able to knuckle down when things get serious.
The Irish Times
3
The General tapped a knuckle on the table, and the reader waited.
The Ramrodders: A Novel
4
They had found just one today, about the size of a knuckle.
The Guardian
5
A good test is to tap the boney lump with a knuckle.
Rock and Ice Magazine
6
Ninde withdrew her knuckle and said, Having another listen while I can.
Shade's children
7
I put a knuckle in my eye, and it was Regent Street.
The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories
8
Amos rubbed his thumb against his knuckle, trying to find the words.
Nemesis Game
9
A twinge of separation stabbed her between her first and second knuckle.
Street magic
10
Slowly, reluctantly, the knuckle yielded its grip and the thing slipped free.
Speaking in Bones
11
But I found the power button and hit it with a knuckle.
After midnight
12
They were the nicest group of bald-headed, bull-necked knuckle-draggers I've ever met.
Priceless: how I went undercover to rescue the world's stolen tr...
13
That's the most important thing. He tapped the table with his knuckle.
Dearly Devoted Dexter
14
Even over the sound of the impact, he heard his knuckle crack.
The truth of valor
15
As he lifted a hand to knuckle the door he was attacked.
Alias the Lone Wolf
16
Here I find four oaten cakes and a cold knuckle of ham.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
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Translations for knuckle
Spanish
nudillos
Knuckle through the time
Knuckle across language varieties
United States of America
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Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
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