What part of speech is knuckles?

Knuckles can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

Parts of speech

1. knuckles is a verb, present, 3rd person singular of knuckle (infinitive).
2. knuckles is a noun, plural of knuckle.

Verb
knuckle - press or rub with the knuckles
knuckle - shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground
Noun
knuckles - a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand

#		Sentence
1.	noun	Tom doesn't like it when Mary cracks her knuckles.
2.	noun	Tom skinned his knuckles.
3.	noun	Tom cracked his knuckles.
4.	noun	Stop cracking your knuckles.
5.	noun	I heard Tom cracking his knuckles.
6.	noun	That dish with salted pork knuckles is Swiss cuisine.
7.	noun	Tom knocked his knuckles against Mary's.
8.	noun	Tom says he heard Mary cracking her knuckles.
9.	noun	Is cracking your knuckles bad for you?
10.	noun	Cracking your knuckles will give you arthritis.
11.	noun	Mary cracked her knuckles.
12.	noun	The sentence was primitive, scraping its knuckles on the floor and grunting with heavy threats.
13.	noun	I sat up in bed and rapped my knuckles against the rail to make certain that I was truly awake.
14.	noun	I don't like it when Tom cracks his knuckles.
15.	noun	He cracked his knuckles.
16.	verb	You'd better knuckle down to work.
17.	verb	It is easy to knuckle down if you have enough motivation.
18.	verb	You'd better knuckle down to work.
19.	verb	It is easy to knuckle down if you have enough motivation.

Sentence
noun
Tom doesn't like it when Mary cracks her knuckles.
Tom skinned his knuckles.
Tom cracked his knuckles.
Stop cracking your knuckles.
I heard Tom cracking his knuckles.
That dish with salted pork knuckles is Swiss cuisine.
Tom knocked his knuckles against Mary's.
Tom says he heard Mary cracking her knuckles.
Is cracking your knuckles bad for you?
Cracking your knuckles will give you arthritis.
Mary cracked her knuckles.
The sentence was primitive, scraping its knuckles on the floor and grunting with heavy threats.
I sat up in bed and rapped my knuckles against the rail to make certain that I was truly awake.
I don't like it when Tom cracks his knuckles.
He cracked his knuckles.
verb
You'd better knuckle down to work.
It is easy to knuckle down if you have enough motivation.
You'd better knuckle down to work.
It is easy to knuckle down if you have enough motivation.

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