knuckle
Example Sentences
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"You act the f***knuckle, but you know, people like you," is one of the most heartwarming compliments Logan ever bestows on his youngest and most twisted issue.
From Salon
Pennsylvania corrections officer Matt Tompkins has the word “sink” tattooed below the knuckles of one hand and “swim” on the other.
From Los Angeles Times
"This train is notorious for breaking knuckles or drawbars or some other malfunctions," a rail worker told Vice.
From Salon
Then, making a fist, he rolled his knuckles briskly up and down the man’s chest in a sternum rub; the surprising pain can jolt someone awake.
From New York Times
Instead he knuckled under to a would-be autocrat-president, bending the knee even after Donald Trump lost reelection and marshaled an attack on the Capitol in an unprecedented bid to stay in power.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
