nob
1 of 2noun (1)
ˈnäb 
1
: head sense 1
2
: a jack of the same suit as the starter in cribbage that scores one point for the holder —usually used in the phrases his nob or his nobs
nob
2 of 2noun (2)
chiefly British
: one in a superior position in life
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- bean
- block [slang]
- dome
- head
- mazard [chiefly dialect]
- mazzard
- noddle
- noggin
- noodle
- nut [slang]
- pate
- poll
Noun (2)
- big
- big boy
- big cheese
- big gun
- big leaguer
- big shot
- big wheel
- big-timer
- bigfoot
- biggie
- bigwig
- fat cat
- heavy
- heavy hitter
- heavyweight
- high-muck-a-muck
- high-muckety-muck
- honcho
- kahuna
- kingfish
- kingpin
- major leaguer
- muckety-muck
- muck-a-muck
- mucky-muck
- nabob
- nawab
- nibs
- pooh-bah
- poo-bah
- wheel
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
probably alteration of knob
Noun (2)
perhaps from nob entry 1
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1676, in the meaning defined above
nobs 1 of 2
noun (1)
as in heads
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth the detective had an odd habit of scratching the side of his nob whenever he asked a question Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- heads
- skulls
- domes
- beans
- noggins
- noodles
- nuts
- scalps
- pates
- polls
- noddles
- craniums
- mazards
- blocks
- crowns
- mazzards
- crania
- occiputs
- occipita
nobs
2 of 2noun (2)
as in wheels
one of high position or importance within a group all of the London's political nobs were there for the dedication of the memorial Synonyms & Similar Words
- wheels
- heavies
- bigs
- heavyweights
- magnates
- tycoons
- princes
- bigwigs
- barons
- nabobs
- kings
- mucky-mucks
- lions
- big shots
- big guns
- nibs
- kingpins
- heavy hitters
- queens
- nawabs
- princesses
- big boys
- big wheels
- poo-bahs
- biggies
- major leaguers
- big leaguers
- honchos
- czars
- big cheeses
- bigfeet
- muckety-mucks
- pooh-bahs
- moguls
- bigfoots
- muck-a-mucks
- high-muckety-mucks
- kahunas
- tzars
- kingfish
- fat cats
- big-timers
- tsars
- high-muck-a-mucks
- VIPs
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- zeros
- zeroes
- shrimps
- nobodies
- shrimp
- underlings
- subordinates
- whippersnappers
- inferiors
- lightweights
- nonentities
- twerps
- mediocrities
- obscurities
- zilches
- shouted down
- shouter
- shouters
- shouther
- shouting
- shouting distance
- shouting down
- shouting match
- shoutingly
- shoutings
- shoutout
- shoutouts
- shouts
- shouts down
- shove
- shove (off)
- shove down someone's throat
- shove it
- shove joint
- shove net
- shove off
- shove over
- shove something down someone's throat
- shove up
- shove-ha'penny