英:['nɪknæk]
美:['nɪkˌnæk]
英:['nɪknæk]
美:['nɪkˌnæk]
knick·knack
nIk naek
knickknacky (adj.)
noun
a small trivial article usually intended for ornament Known in the computer industry as tchotchkes, which is Yiddish for cheap trinkets, the knickknacks distributed in the past year have included "Love Me Tender" toilet-roll dispensers, wax eyeballs, chocolate computers and Nerf-ball launchers.—Jim Carlton Melissa Etheridge's spacious two-story home outside Los Angeles is filled with knickknacks from her life: Aside from awards and photos, there is a small collection of vintage neon clocks … and a Thelma & Louise poster signed by the cast (including a then-unknown Brad Pitt).—Lynette Rice
a collection of colorful knickknacks
reduplication of knack
The first known use of knickknack was in 1682
KO1 of 2noun
a knockout in boxing
KO2 of 2verb
to knock out in boxing
knowledgeableadjective
having or showing knowledge or intelligence
knowledgeableadjective
having or showing knowledge or intelligence
knoutnoun
a whip for beating criminals as punishment
knockwurstnoun
a short thick sausage
knife1 of 2noun
a cutting instrument consisting of a sharp blade fastened to a handle
a cutting blade in a machine
knife2 of 2verb
to stab, slash, or wound with a knife
to move like a knife
ships knifing through the sea
knickknacknoun
a small ornamental object
1 A pingpong table in the room is filled with knickknacks and gizmos — electronic devices and equipment, remotes, motorized toys.
2 Inside, ancient pictures and clothes and knickknacks were tucked away like secrets.
3 It’s now thick with shops pushing souvenir T-shirts and knickknacks.
4 Fraser said she was struck by the little knickknacks that Mellon had accumulated over the years, mementos of moments and friendships.
5 At the adjacent Central Market, there are a variety of stalls selling knickknacks, fresh produce and ready-made delights like curry egg and sardines with onions and peppers.
6 A vase of artificial flowers and other modest decorative knickknacks stood on a windowsill, and there was a bed of marigolds by the freshly painted stoop.
7 Saxon royals in the 17th and 18th centuries drew wealth from mineral mines and then flaunted it with gemstone knickknacks in mirrored palaces.
8 At Miss Lizzy’s I dusted every knickknack in that big house.
9 Not the duffel bag with his knickknacks and Yankees hat in it.
10 Cut-paper snowflakes were suspended from a narrow mantel above the fireplace, which was covered with candlesticks and knickknacks and silver jars.
11 You stuck your hand inside, never knowing what you might discover, but among the knickknacks there were no disappointments.
12 If you want every knickknack picked up, dusted and put back in place, say so.
13 Sometimes they would insist that his stories mention every knickknack on their living room mantel, beginning with a painting of a cat and ending with a portrait of a young girl.
14 They began buying knickknacks, shawls, jewelry, deities and furniture in local markets, and sent their haul back in two shipping containers.
15 After some cleaning, they sparkled and held small knickknacks labeled with card stock tags.
16 Now a reconstructed World Heritage Site, Bryggen, as the area is called, is the city’s oldest bit, a string of pumpkin-and-tomato-painted wooden, gabled warehouses, occupied almost entirely by knickknack shops.
17 Filling the space, in addition to books, are a cafe and a wide selection of toys, cards and knickknacks.
18 And the influential artist Mike Kelley seems present in spirit, especially in Anna Rosen’s insanely cheerful paintings — flowers and a bright sun — appended with lovingly worn knickknacks that evoke a simpler past.
19 There could be no fanciness—no gaudy calendars or lace pillows or knickknacks—but everything in the house must be plain and dark and indicative of work and the real true purpose.
20 “Now, Now, Louison” opens with Bourgeois herself, now a solitary old New Yorker, rummaging through “the relics, the souvenirs, the knickknacks” shipped from her childhood home in France.