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Likewise, " gl -" words for shiny things: glisten, gleam, glint, glare, glam, glimmer, glaze, glass, glitz, gloss, glory, glow, and glitter.

In German, nouns starting with " kno -" and " knö -" are mostly small and round: Knoblauch " garlic ", Knöchel " ankle ", Knödel " dumpling ", Knolle " tuber ", Knopf " button ", Knorren " knot ( in a tree )", Knospe " bud ( of a plant )", Knoten " knot ( in string or rope )".