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Knob vs Slider - What's the difference?

knob | slider |

As nouns the difference between knob and slider

is that knob is a rounded protuberance, handle, or control switch while slider is one who slides.

As a verb knob

is (british|slang|vulgar|of a man) to have sex with.

knob

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A rounded protuberance, handle, or control switch.
  • (geography) A prominent rounded hill.
  • A rounded ornament on the hilt of an edged weapon; a pommel.
  • A prominent, rounded bump along a mountain ridge.
  • (plural) breasts.
  • (British, NZ, slang) A penis.
  • (slang, pejorative) A contemptible person.
  • (cooking) A dollop, an amount just larger than a spoonful (usually referring to butter)
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * doorknob * knob-and-tube

    Verb

  • (British, slang, vulgar, of a man) To have sex with.
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    slider

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • one who slides.
  • (baseball) A pitch thrown with added pressure by middle and ring fingers yielding a combination of backspin and sidespin, resulting in a motion to the left when thrown by a right handed pitcher.
  • The closer had a wicked slider that was almost unhittable.
  • (cricket) A similar delivery in which the wrist and ring finger work to impart backspin to the ball.
  • A small hamburger.
  • We ordered five sliders .
  • (curling) A piece of teflon or similar material attached to a curling shoe that allows the player to slide along the ice.
  • (graphical user interface) A widget allowing the user to select a value or position on a sliding scale.
  • (US, dialect) Pseudemys rugosa , the red-bellied terrapin.
  • (skydiving) A rectangle of fabric that helps produce an orderly parachute deployment.
  • A sliding door.
  • Synonyms

    * (small hamburger) minihamburger

    See also

    * curveball * fastball * cut fastball * two-seam fastball * split finger fastball * sinker * screwball * knuckleball