Knuckle

Noun

 * 1) Any of the joints between the phalanges of the fingers.
 * 2)  A mechanical joint.
 * 3) A cut of meat.
 * 4)  The curved part of the cushion at the entrance to the pockets on a cue sports table.

Derived terms

 * brass knuckles
 * knuckle down
 * knuckle under
 * knuckleball
 * knuckledragger


 * knuckleduster
 * knucklehead
 * knuckle sandwich
 * near the knuckle
 * white-knuckled
 * white knuckle ride

Verb

 * 1) To apply pressure, or rub or massage with one's knuckles.
 * He knuckled the sleep from his eyes.

Adjectives for Knuckle
bleeding; white; pudgy; bruised; skinned; swarthy; abraded; brass.

Thesaurus
Chateaubriand, ankle, articulation, blade roast, boundary, bow, breast, brisket, butt, capitulate, cave, cervix, chuck, chuck roast, clinch, clod, closure, cold cuts, connecting link, connecting rod, connection, coupling, defer, dovetail, elbow, embrace, filet mignon, flank, gliding joint, hinge, hinged joint, hip, interface, join, joining, joint, juncture, knee, knuckle under, link, loin, miter, mortise, neck, pivot, pivot joint, plate, plate piece, pot roast, rabbet, rack, rib roast, ribs, roast, rolled roast, round, rump, rump roast, saddle, scarf, seam, shank, short ribs, shoulder, shoulder clod, sirloin, stitch, submit, succumb, suture, symphysis, tenderloin, tie rod, toggle, toggle joint, union, weld, wrist

Etymology
From the diminutive of a word for bone, found in  Knochen:

Noun

 * Arabic: ,
 * Bosnian: zglob
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 指關節,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: articulation du doigt,, jointure du doigt
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Italian:


 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 손가락마디 (songarak-madi)
 * Latin: articulus digiti
 * Macedonian: глужд
 * Norwegian: knoke
 * Persian:
 * Russian: сустав пальца
 * Scottish Gaelic: rùdan
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: