knuckle
Example Sentences
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It slid right out, but one of her knuckles seemed to jerk, and my knees buckled.
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No more grooming-nibbles in the morning; no more uproarious games of hide and hunt… Torak bit his knuckle, fighting his fear.
From Literature
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My knuckles were white from gripping the chair.
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Theo leans in the open doorway, knuckles still poised for the knock he didn’t need to deliver.
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While Legoland has other coasters, many are known as what Storer refers to as “pink knuckle” coasters, slang for safe for kids and families.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.