knuckles

Meanings

Noun

• a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
• a joint of a finger when the fist is closed
• plural of knuckle

Verb

• press or rub with the knuckles
• shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground
• third-person singular simple present indicative of knuckle

Synonyms

brass knuckles, brass knucks, knuckle, knuckle duster, knuckle joint, knucks, metacarpophalangeal joint