Knubbles

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Small rounded lumps or knobs that stand out from the surface of something
2. Little bumps or protrusions, often rough or uneven, projecting from a surface
3. Tiny swellings or nodules forming irregular raised points on an object or body part

Etymology: "Knubbles" is the plural of "knubble", a noun for a small rounded lump. The singular "knubble" is a variant spelling of "knobble", the word for a knob or rounded protrusion, and "knubble" carries the same sense of a small, smooth bump. Its plural follows the regular English pattern of adding "-s" to the singular, so "knubbles" simply refers to several of these lumps at once, as in the knubbles on a sweater or the knubbles of a rough surface.

Synonyms: nub, lump, knob