Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "knuckle" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

finger

Derived Terms

bare-knuckle → bare-knuckle boxing brass knuckles five-knuckle shuffle fuck-knuckle interknuckle knuckle bow knuckle children knuckle down knuckle dragger knuckle duster knuckle joint knuckle sandwich knuckle to knuckle under knuckle up knuckle-buster knuckle-dragging knuckle-scraper knuckle-tat knuckle-walking knuckleball knucklebone knuckleboom knucklecurve knucklehead knuckleheaded knucklelike knuckler knucklesome knucklewalk knucklewalker knuckly moose knuckle near the knuckle pea-knuckle → pea-knuckle war white-knuckle → white-knuckle ride

Context

billiards pool shipbuilding skiing snooker snowboarding sports

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

articulatio synovialis diarthrosis press shoot synovial joint

Type Of (IsA)

body part bone external anatomical part finite surface region joint physical surface solid object synovial joint

Manner Of

press shoot

Part Of

finger

Related Terms

bend bendable bending body body part bone bump calf canal boat convex cue sport cushion feature figure finger finger feature finger joint finger part fingers fist fist related hand hand joint joint kneejoint knock knuckle duster massage meat mechanical middle middle finger on finger on fingers part phalange plant pocket protruding protruding bone punching quadruped rap rap knock related round rub vertical vessel

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.