Knuckle (Noun)
Meaning
A joint of a finger when the fist is closed.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The child accidentally bruised her knuckle on the table when she hit it in anger.
- As the fighter clenched her fist, the muscles in her knuckle rippled under the skin.
- She clutched the railing tightly, feeling a knot forming over her knuckle as the wave crashed against the boat.
- With his hands still curled into fists, a bright bruise shone around the top of his left knuckle.
- As the boxing gloves slipped over her hand, the tightness pulled the tape up onto the raised skin over her knuckle.