knobbel — meaning in English

English meaning

• gall noun Bold, brazen nerve; shameless audacity.
• hickey noun A bruise-like mark left on the skin from kissing or sucking, typically on the neck.

Senses

knobbel is used for these senses in English:

• gall A bump-like imperfection resembling a gall.
• hickey (printing) A printing defect caused by foreign matter on the printing surface resulting in a ring where the ink is missing, appearing as a spot of ink surrounded by a halo, or as an unprinted spot within a solid printed area.

gall — full definition

1. noun Bold, brazen nerve; shameless audacity.
2. verb To irritate or annoy someone deeply.
3. noun Bile, the bitter fluid produced by the liver.
4. noun A sore patch on the skin caused by rubbing or chafing.
5. noun A lump or growth on a plant, often caused by an insect laying eggs inside it.

hickey — full definition

1. noun A bruise-like mark left on the skin from kissing or sucking, typically on the neck.
2. noun An unnamed small object or gadget whose proper name has been forgotten.

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