knot¹ /not/

1. 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
2. Any of various specific methods of forming such an interlacement
3. A piece of ribbon, lace, etc folded or tied upon itself as an ornament, eg shoulder-knot, breast-knot, etc
4. Anything like a knot in form
5. A bond of union
6. An elaborately designed flower-bed (historical)
7. A tangle (in string, hair, etc)
8. A difficulty
9. The main point or central part of a tangle, intricacy, problem or difficulty
10. A complex of lines, mountains, etc
11. The base of a branch buried in a later growth of wood
12. A cross-section of this joint, visible as a darker roundish mark, in a length of wood
13. A node or joint in a stem, esp of a grass
14. A hard lump
15. A concretion
16. A swelling
17. A knob
18. A boss
19. A bud
20. A hill (dialect)
21. A clump or cluster
22. A specific quantity of yarn
23. A division of the knot-marked log-line
24. A nautical mile per hour, used in navigation and meteorology
25. Loosely, a nautical mile
26. A tight feeling, eg in the stomach, caused by nervousness

1. To tie in a knot
2. To unite closely
3. To make knotty
4. To make by knotting
5. To remove knots from
6. To cover knots in (wood before painting)

1. To form a knot or knots
2. To knit knots for a fringe

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

1. The formation or removal of knots
2. The covering of knots before painting
3. The sealer used for this
4. Fancywork done by knitting threads into knots

knottˈy adjective

1. Containing knots
2. Hard, rugged
3. Difficult
4. Intricate

knot garden noun

A garden with intricate formal designs of shrubs, flower-beds, etc

knotˈgrass noun

1. A much-jointed species of Polygonum, a common weed
2. 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

1. Ornamental work made with knots
2. Carving or decoration in interlaced forms

at a rate of knots (informal)

Very fast

get knotted! (informal)

An interjection expressing anger, derision, defiance, etc

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