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knob - use in sentences
Preposition: of
- marg: Scrambled Egg: melt a small knob of marg in a saucepan on a low heat.
- butter: Heat a small knob of butter in a frying pan over moderate heat.
Converse of object
- twiddle: You'll probably have to twiddle some knobs on your cassette deck to get the levels just right.
- knurl: Each control is operated via a large knurled knob which turns a screw thread to effect motion.
- rotate: Simply rotate the knob for a smooth power change.
- glaze: Price per pair. ; Finished with a glazed ceramic knob mounted onto a chrome back plate.
- depress: Depress the control knob for at least twenty seconds once the pilot is alight to ensure the operation of the safety thermocouple valve.
- adjust: Moving controls or adjusting knobs may change the problem or have no effect at all.
Adjective modifier
- assignable: Two assignable knobs provide continuous control of two other MIDI parameters.
- rotary: The Fan Mate has a small rotary knob which can be turned in either direction, to raise or lower the fan speed.
- ceramic: Price per pair. ; Finished with a glazed ceramic knob mounted onto a chrome back plate.
- adjustable: These useful units have several sets of contacts and an adjustable time knob on the front, plenty of applications!
Modifies a noun
- twiddler: Produced by ace knob twiddler Youth ( of Killing Joke fame ) " Who's Been Sleeping In My Brain?
- gag: SM: Tell them a knob gag or something.
Noun used with modifier
- platen: No, the platen knob is not to be used to load or adjust paper.
- push-pull: Adjustable knock-off stops were fitted to both longitudinal and cross feeds - the selection of which was by a push-pull knob.
- diopter: A diopter correction knob, located on the side of the EVF, is used to focus the image on the screen.
- rewind: The film speed dial was built around the rewind knob at the left end of the top plate.
- realtime: Motion Sequencing Brings Your Songs to Life Motion Sequencing records your realtime knob tweaks and plays them back as part of the pattern.
- selector: At the top of the nine channels there was a large selector knob.
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