Nob

• POS: Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

Nob, n. [Cf. Knob.].

 The head.  [1913 Webster]

Nob, n. [Abbrev. fr. noble.].

 A person in a superior position in life; a nobleman.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Nob, n. Brit. sl. a person of wealth or high social position.

Nob, n. sl. the head.

Idiom

his nob Cribbage a score of one point for holding the jack of the same suit as a card turned up by the dealer.

Etymology

perh. var. of KNOB

ROGET THESAURUS

Nob

Summit

N summit, summity, top, peak, vertex, apex, zenith, pinnacle, acme, culmination, meridian, utmost height, ne plus utra, height, pitch, maximum, climax, culminating point, crowning point, turning point, turn of the tide, fountain head, water shed, water parting, sky, pole, tip, tip top, crest, crow's nest, cap, truck, nib, end, crown, brow, head, nob, noddle, pate, capsheaf, high places, heights, topgallant mast, sky scraper, quarter deck, hurricane deck, architrave, frieze, cornice, coping stone, zoophorus, capital, epistyle, sconce, pediment, entablature, tympanum, ceiling, attic, loft, garret, house top, upper story, summit conference, summit, peak of achievement, peak of performance, peaks and troughs, peaks and valleys (in graphs), highest &c (high), top, top most, upper most, tiptop, culminating, meridian, meridional, capital, head, polar, supreme, supernal, topgallant, atop, at the top of the tree, en flute, fleur deau.