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knot
1[ not ]
noun
- an interlacing, twining, looping, etc., of a cord, rope, or the like, drawn tight into a knob or lump, for fastening, binding, or connecting two cords together or a cord to something else.
- a piece of ribbon or similar material tied or folded upon itself and used or worn as an ornament.
- a group or cluster of persons or things:
a knot of spectators.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- the hard, cross-grained mass of wood at the place where a branch joins the trunk of a tree.
- a part of this mass showing in a piece of lumber, wood panel, etc.
- Anatomy, Zoology. a protuberance or swelling on or in a part or process, as in a muscle.
- a protuberance in the tissue of a plant; an excrescence on a stem, branch, or root; a node or joint in a stem, especially when of swollen form.
Synonyms: , ,
- any of various fungal diseases of trees characterized by the formation of an excrescence, knob, or gnarl.
- an involved, intricate, or difficult matter; complicated problem.
Synonyms: , ,
- Nautical.
- a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile or about 1.15 statute miles per hour.
- a unit of 47 feet 3 inches (13.79 meters) on a logline, marked off by knots.
- a nautical mile.
- a bond or tie:
the knot of matrimony.
verb (used with object)
- to tie in a knot; form a knot in.
- to secure or fasten by a knot.
- to form protuberances, bosses, or knobs in; make knotty.
verb (used without object)
- to become tied or tangled in a knot.
- to form knots or joints.
knot
2[ not ]
noun
- either of two large sandpipers, Calidris canutus or C. tenuirostris, that breed in the Arctic and winter in the Southern Hemisphere.
knot
1/ ɒ /
noun
- any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a piece of rope, cord, etc, in upon itself, to another piece of rope, or to another object
- a prescribed method of tying a particular knot
- a tangle, as in hair or string
- a decorative bow or fastening, as of ribbon or braid
- a small cluster or huddled group
- a tie or bond
the marriage knot
- a difficult problem
- a protuberance or lump of plant tissues, such as that occurring on the trunks of certain trees
- a hard mass of wood at the point where a branch joins the trunk of a tree
- a cross section of this, usually roundish and cross-grained, visible in a piece of timber
- a sensation of constriction, caused by tension or nervousness
his stomach was tying itself in knots
- pathol a lump of vessels or fibres formed in a part, as in a muscle
- anatomy a protuberance on an organ or part
- a unit of speed used by nautical vessels and aircraft, being one nautical mile (about 1.15 statute miles or 1.85 km) per hour
- one of a number of equally spaced knots on a log line used to indicate the speed of a ship in nautical miles per hour
- at a rate of knotsvery fast
- tie someone in knotsto completely perplex or confuse someone
- tie the knot informal.to get married
verb
- tr to tie or fasten in a knot
- to form or cause to form into a knot
- tr to ravel or entangle or become ravelled or entangled
- tr to make (an article or a design) by tying thread in an interlaced pattern of ornamental knots, as in macramé
knot
2/ ɒ /
noun
- a small northern sandpiper, Calidris canutus, with a short bill and grey plumage
Derived Forms
- ˈԴdzٳٱ, noun
- ˈԴdzˌ, adjective
- ˈԴdzٱ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- Դdz· adjective
- Դdz· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of knot1
Origin of knot2
Word History and Origins
Origin of knot1
Origin of knot2
Idioms and Phrases
More idioms and phrases containing knot
see tie into knots ; tie the knot .Example Sentences
While seemingly unlimited resources are lavished on visual effects, the drama is allowed to tie itself into impossible knots.
He may be the latest out of many to play the role, but the same devotion to straightening odd knots keeps him ever-relevant.
Labour are not the only party to have tied themselves in knots on this issue.
King told the podcast host that she had a different understanding of marriage when she tied the knot with Newman, whom she did not mention by name throughout the podcast.
Elderly and disabled people — and those who care for them — are encountering a knot of bureaucratic hurdles and service disruptions after the Trump administration imposed a sweeping overhaul of the Social Security Administration system.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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