Gardening And Horticulture Vocabulary

verb past tense of knob, meaning to furnish or decorate with knobs

adjective having knobs or raised circular patterns

• The knobbed handle on the door made it easy to open.
• I like the knobbed design on this dresser.
• Check out the cool knobbed knobs on this cabinet!
• Her words were like knobbed arrows, hitting their target with precision.

adjective characterized by strength, energy, or determination

• The company implemented a vigorous marketing campaign to increase sales.
• She went for a vigorous run in the park this morning.
• I need to do some vigorous cleaning before my parents come over.
• His argument was met with vigorous opposition from the other side.

noun a long, slender, soft-bodied invertebrate animal

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence, in this case indicating the action of the worm being inside something

• The scientist observed the behavior of the worm in the laboratory.
• I saw a worm in the garden while I was watering the plants.
• I can't believe there was a huge worm in my sandwich!
• She felt like a worm in the presence of the powerful CEO.