knuckle
Fist's bony bumps
Knuckle is a finger joint, especially the prominent bumps where fingers meet the hand.
To knuckle down is to apply oneself seriously to a task.
To knuckle under is to submit or yield.
A knuckle sandwich is a punch to the face.
Knuckles of meat are cut from joints: braised pork knuckles.
To rap someone's knuckles is to reprimand them.
Strike with fist
- fistTightly closed hand
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
- dusterCleaning implement for surfaces
- brawlDisorderly group fight
jab · clench · wallop · haymaker · sock · smack · slug · fisticuffs
Bones of fingers, toes
- metacarpalsBones connecting wrist to fingers
- jointShared by multiple parties
- boneHard skeletal tissue
- fingerHand's grasping extension
cartilage · ligament · synovial · articulation · flexion · tendon · digit · hand
Shared by multiple parties
Toward lower ground
Narrow break or attempt
Pig as food
- braisedBrowned and simmered slowly
- stewSlow-simmered meat dish
- gelatinousViscous and semisolid
- collagenStructural body protein
slow-cooked · crispy · tender · trotter
punch
Strike with fist
brawl · jab · clench · wallop · haymaker · sock · smack · slug · fisticuffs · boxing
phalanges
Bones of fingers, toes
- metacarpalsBones connecting wrist to fingers
- jointShared by multiple parties
- boneHard skeletal tissue
finger · cartilage · ligament · synovial · articulation · flexion · tendon · digit · hand · proximal
joint
Shared by multiple parties
down
Toward lower ground
crack
Narrow break or attempt
pork
Pig as food
- braisedBrowned and simmered slowly
- stewSlow-simmered meat dish
- gelatinousViscous and semisolid
collagen · slow-cooked · crispy · tender · trotter
- body partsarm, leg, hand, back, chest
- body part wordsAdam's apple, anklebone, armpit, backbone, belly button
- jointsbutt joint, corner joint, knee, elbow, ankle
- digit anatomyfinger, thumb, toe, phalanx, phalanges
- hand jointsfinger joint, thumb joint
- pig partssnout, tail, ear, cheek, jowl
knucklefingertip
Terminal phalanx pad
finger pad · palm · wrist · earlobe · belly
knucklefingertip
Terminal phalanx pad
finger pad · nail bed · fingernail · cuticle
- brass knucklesHand-worn striking weapon
- knuckle downApply oneself earnestly
- bare knucklesHands without boxing gloves
- knuckle underYield after resistance
- knuckling downFocusing with determination
- cracking knucklesPopping finger joints deliberately
knuckles, knucklehead, knuckled, knuckling, knuckle under, knuckleball, knuckle sandwich, knuckler, knucklebones