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knot1 /not/ noun- An interlacement of parts of a cord or cords, rope, ribbon, etc, by twisting the ends around each other, and then pulling tight the loops thus formed
- Any of various specific methods of forming such an interlacement
- A piece of ribbon, lace, etc folded or tied upon itself as an ornament, eg shoulder-knot, breast-knot, etc
- Anything like a knot in form
- A bond of union
- An elaborately designed flower-bed (historical)
- A tangle (in string, hair, etc)
- A difficulty
- The main point or central part of a tangle, intricacy, problem or difficulty
- A complex of lines, mountains, etc
- The base of a branch buried in a later growth of wood
- A cross-section of this joint, visible as a darker roundish mark, in a length of wood
- A node or joint in a stem, esp of a grass
- A hard lump
- A concretion
- A swelling
- A knob
- A boss
- A bud
- A hill (dialect)
- A clump or cluster
- A specific quantity of yarn
- A division of the knot-marked log-line
- A nautical mile per hour, used in navigation and meteorology
- Loosely, a nautical mile
- A tight feeling, eg in the stomach, caused by nervousness
transitive verb (knottˈing; knottˈed)- To tie in a knot
- To unite closely
- To make knotty
- To make by knotting
- To remove knots from
- To cover knots in (wood before painting)
intransitive verb- To form a knot or knots
- To knit knots for a fringe
ORIGIN: OE cnotta; Ger Knoten, Dan knude, L nōdus knotˈless adjective knottˈed adjective Full of, or having, knots knottˈer noun A person or contrivance that makes or removes knots knottˈily adverb knottˈiness noun knottˈing noun - The formation or removal of knots
- The covering of knots before painting
- The sealer used for this
- Fancywork done by knitting threads into knots
knottˈy adjective - Containing knots
- Hard, rugged
- Difficult
- Intricate
knot garden noun A garden with intricate formal designs of shrubs, flower-beds, etc knotˈgrass noun - A much-jointed species of Polygonum, a common weed
- Applied also to various grasses
knotˈhole noun A hole in wood where a knot has fallen out knotˈweed noun Any of various plants of the genus Polygonum knotˈwork noun - Ornamental work made with knots
- Carving or decoration in interlaced forms
at a rate of knots (informal) Very fast get knotted! (informal) An interjection expressing anger, derision, defiance, etc porters' knot (obsolete) A double shoulder-pad with a loop fitting round the forehead, used to help market porters carry their load tie someone (up) in knots To confuse or bewilder someone completely tie the knot (informal) To get married knot2 /not/ noun A small shore bird (Calidris canutus) of the sandpiper family ORIGIN: Origin unknown: the connection with King Cnut is a fancy of English antiquarian William Camden (1551–1623) |