Used in a Sentence

knuckles

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for knuckles.

Editorial note

Crack your knuckles if you cracked your knuckles while reading this story.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

(US, archaic) A nickname for a man employed for his fistfighting skill.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of knuckles gathered in one view.

noun

(US, archaic) A nickname for a man employed for his fistfighting skill.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for knuckles.

Example sentences

1

Crack your knuckles if you cracked your knuckles while reading this story.

2

Chefs are trained to hold from the side, but with their finger tips curled underneath their knuckles for protection.

3

Mini Ask HN: Do you find it rude to crack one's knuckles in business meetings?

4

You'll break your knuckles before you ever get a screw undone without something to grip.

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When I don't crack my knuckles regularly, they start to feel extremely stiff and experience a dull pain.

6

One of the cool things about the container is it isn't actually a physical box, but an API: a set of eight twist lock knuckles at the vertices of a 3D rectangle.

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Yet privacy is a freedom that must be held onto with white knuckles.

8

However, my wife pops her knuckles (and other joints) all the time.

9

The sudden in-rushing of gas into the space between your knuckles.

10

That's what happens for an instant when you crack your knuckles.

11

First term organic chemistry was easy, and I didn't have to use physical models more complicated than my fingers and knuckles.

12

It's normally the distance from your knuckles to your elbow.

Quote examples

1

Watching the two of them talking about "counting knuckles during a fisting scene" to check that the UK requirement that at least one knuckle is always visible was a truly bizarre experience.

2

Raju gave detailed proofs of each of his wrongdoings ("when he could not ride this tiger anymore") and yet it took our courts 7 years + to impose a rap-on-knuckles 7 years of imprisonment and 5 crores of fines.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use knuckles in a sentence?

Crack your knuckles if you cracked your knuckles while reading this story.

What does knuckles mean?

(US, archaic) A nickname for a man employed for his fistfighting skill.

What part of speech is knuckles?

knuckles is commonly used as noun.