Definitions for knuckles
knuck·les

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. brass knucks, knucks, brass knuckles, knuckles, knuckle dusternoun

   a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand

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1. Knucklesnoun

   A nickname for a man employed for his fistfighting skill.

2. Etymology: From knuckles

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1. knuckles

   Knuckles are the joints in a person's fingers and toes that enable bending and straightening, often noticeable due to a protruded appearance when clenched. They are also the mid-joint of each finger, including those of the thumb and toes. It is at these points that the bones are connected, typically allowing for movement.

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1. Knuckles

   Knuckles is a drummer.

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1. KNUCKLES

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Knuckles is ranked #12348 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Knuckles surname appeared 2,519 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Knuckles.
   
   60.6% or 1,527 total occurrences were White.
   34.2% or 863 total occurrences were Black.
   2.2% or 57 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.9% or 48 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.7% or 19 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.2% or 5 total occurrences were Asian.

How to pronounce knuckles?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say knuckles in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of knuckles in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of knuckles in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of knuckles in a Sentence

1. unknown:

   I will never be the first of so many things for you. I came too late, after life and love were woven into the tapestry of your existence. I care not about lost firsts, but I will fight, knuckles bloody and teeth sharpened, for your lasts. Take the old firsts and put them to rest, silent below the dirt and ash of all the new ones we will burn through. Take them, and give me the lasts.

2. A. E. Housman:

   Who made the world I cannot tell 'Tis made, and here am I in hell. My hand, though now my knuckles bleed, I never soiled with such a deed.

3. Researcher Lee Woods:

   It's either 6 toes, which is a deformity, or it's a hand, and that's the knuckles, researcher Lee Woods's knuckle-dragging.

4. Benjamin Franklin:

   They that will not be counseled, cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason she will rap you on the knuckles.

5. Francis M. Faber Jr.:

   Hayward Christian Beach was heard to inquire; "How many knuckles appear on a 'knucklehead'?

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=knuckles
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Knuckles
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=knuckles
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html