Knuckle vs. Sandwich

Knucklenoun

Any of the joints between the phalanges of the fingers.

Knucklenoun

(by extension) A mechanical joint.

Knucklenoun

A cut of meat.

Knucklenoun

The curved part of the cushion at the entrance to the pockets on a cue sports table.

Knucklenoun

The kneejoint of a quadruped, especially of a calf; formerly used of the kneejoint of a human being.

Knucklenoun

(obsolete) The joint of a plant.

Knucklenoun

(shipbuilding) A convex portion of a vessel's figure where a sudden change of shape occurs, as in a canal boat, where a nearly vertical side joins a nearly flat bottom.

Knucklenoun

A contrivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished with points, worn to protect the hand, to add force to a blow, and to disfigure the person struck; a knuckle duster.

Knucklenoun

The rounded point where a flat changes to a slope on a piste.

Knuckleverb

(transitive) To apply pressure, or rub or massage with one's knuckles.

Knuckleverb

(intransitive) To bend the fingers.

Knuckleverb

(intransitive) To touch one's forehead as a mark of respect.

Knuckleverb

To yield.

Knucklenoun

The joint of a finger, particularly when made prominent by the closing of the fingers.

Knucklenoun

The kneejoint, or middle joint, of either leg of a quadruped, especially of a calf; - formerly used of the kneejoint of a human being.

Knucklenoun

The joint of a plant.

Knucklenoun

The joining parts of a hinge through which the pin or rivet passes; a knuckle joint.

Knucklenoun

A convex portion of a vessel's figure where a sudden change of shape occurs, as in a canal boat, where a nearly vertical side joins a nearly flat bottom.

Knucklenoun

A contrivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished with points, worn to protect the hand, to add force to a blow, and to disfigure the person struck; - called also knuckle duster, knuckles or brass knuckles.

Knuckleverb

To yield; to submit; - used with down, to, or under.

Knuckleverb

To beat with the knuckles; to pummel.

Knucklenoun

a joint of a finger when the fist is closed

Knuckleverb

press or rub with the knuckles

Knuckleverb

shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground

Knuckle

The knuckles are the joints of the fingers. The word is cognate to similar words in other Germanic languages, such as the Dutch (knuckle) or German (ankle), i.e., Knöchlein, the diminutive of the German word for bone (Knochen).

Sandwichnoun

A dish or foodstuff where two or more slices of bread serve as the wrapper or container of some other food.

Sandwichnoun

Any combination formed by layering one type of material between two layers of some other material.

Sandwichnoun

(UK) A layer cake or sandwich cake.

Sandwichverb

To place one item between two other, usually flat, items

Sandwichverb

(figuratively) To put or set something between two others, in time.

Sandwichadjective

(US) Of a meal or serving size that is smaller than a dinner.

Sandwichnoun

Two pieces of bread and butter with a thin slice of meat, cheese, or the like, between them.

Sandwichverb

To make into a sandwich; also, figuratively, to insert between portions of something dissimilar; to form of alternate parts or things, or alternating layers of a different nature; to interlard.

Sandwichnoun

two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them

Sandwichverb

make into a sandwich

Sandwichverb

insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects;

Sandwichnoun

an item of food consisting of two pieces of bread with a filling between them, eaten as a light meal

Sandwichnoun

a sponge cake of two or more layers with jam or cream between.

Sandwichnoun

something that is constructed like or has the form of a sandwich.

Sandwichnoun

relating to a sandwich course

Sandwichverb

insert or squeeze (someone or something) between two other people or things, typically in a restricted space or so as to be uncomfortable

Sandwich

A sandwich is a food typically consisting of vegetables, sliced cheese or meat, placed on or between slices of bread, or more generally any dish wherein bread serves as a container or wrapper for another food type. The sandwich began as a portable, convenient finger food in the Western world, though over time it has become prevalent worldwide.