单词 | knucklebone |
释义 | knucklebone[ nuhk-uhl-bohn ] / ˈnʌk əlˌboʊn / noun(in humans) any of the bones forming a knuckle of a finger. (in quadrupeds) a bone homologous with a wrist, ankle, or finger bone of humans, or its knobbed end. Origin of knucklebonelate Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at knuckle, bone Words nearby knuckleboneknubby, knuck, knuckle, knuckleball, knuckleballer, knucklebone, knucklebones, knuckle down, knuckle-duster, knucklehead, knuckle joint Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for knucklebone
British Dictionary definitions for knuckleboneknucklebone / (ˈnʌkəlˌbəʊn) / nounany bone forming part of a knuckle or knuckle joint Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for knuckleboneknucklebone [ nŭk′əl-bōn′ ] n.A knobbed bone, as of a knuckle or joint. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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