A knot is a securely fastened loop of string, rope, or fabric. Before kids learn to tie their shoelaces, they first have to learn to tie a simple knot. If someone asks you to "tie the knot," give it some thought since they are asking you to get married.
A fastening together of the pars or ends of one or more threads, cords, ropes, etc., by any one of various ways of tying or entangling.
Noun
a sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere
Noun
any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
Noun
soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
Noun
a tight cluster of people or things; "a small knot of women listened to his sermon"
Noun
a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters
Noun
something twisted and tight and swollen; "their muscles stood out in knots"; "the old man''s fists were two great gnarls"; "his stomach was in knots"
Noun
a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged; "the saw buckled when it hit a knot"
Verb
tie or fasten into a knot; "knot the shoelaces"
Verb
tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story"
Verb
make into knots; make knots out of; "She knotted der fingers"
n.
A fastening together of the pars or ends of one or more
threads, cords, ropes, etc., by any one of various ways of tying or
entangling.
n.
A lump or loop formed in a thread, cord, rope. etc., as at
the end, by tying or interweaving it upon itself.
n.
An ornamental tie, as of a ribbon.
n.
A bond of union; a connection; a tie.
n.
Something not easily solved; an intricacy; a difficulty; a
perplexity; a problem.
n.
A figure the lines of which are interlaced or intricately
interwoven, as in embroidery, gardening, etc.
n.
A cluster of persons or things; a collection; a group; a
hand; a clique; as, a knot of politicians.
n.
A portion of a branch of a tree that forms a mass of woody
fiber running at an angle with the grain of the main stock and making a
hard place in the timber. A loose knot is generally the remains of a
dead branch of a tree covered by later woody growth.
n.
A knob, lump, swelling, or protuberance.
n.
A protuberant joint in a plant.
n.
The point on which the action of a story depends; the gist of
a matter.
n.
See Node.
n.
A division of the log line, serving to measure the rate of
the vessel's motion. Each knot on the line bears the same proportion to
a mile that thirty seconds do to an hour. The number of knots which run
off from the reel in half a minute, therefore, shows the number of
miles the vessel sails in an hour.
n.
A nautical mile, or 6080.27 feet; as, when a ship goes eight
miles an hour, her speed is said to be eight knots.
n.
A kind of epaulet. See Shoulder knot.
n.
A sandpiper (Tringa canutus), found in the northern parts of
all the continents, in summer. It is grayish or ashy above, with the
rump and upper tail coverts white, barred with dusky. The lower parts
are pale brown, with the flanks and under tail coverts white. When fat
it is prized by epicures. Called also dunne.
v. t.
To tie in or with, or form into, a knot or knots; to form
a knot on, as a rope; to entangle.
v. t.
To unite closely; to knit together.
v. t.
To entangle or perplex; to puzzle.
v. i.
To form knots or joints, as in a cord, a plant, etc.; to
become entangled.
v. i.
To knit knots for fringe or trimming.
v. i.
To copulate; -- said of toads.
Knot
Ere we knit the knot that can never be loosed.3.
Knots worthy of solution.
A man shall be perplexed with knots, and problems of business, and contrary affairs.4.
Flowers worthy of paradise, which, not nice art In beds and curious knots, but nature boon Poured forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain.5.
His ancient knot of dangerous adversaries.
Palms in cluster, knots of Paradise.
As they sat together in small, separate knots, they discussed doctrinal and metaphysical points of belief.6.
With lips serenely placid, felt the knot Climb in her throat.8.
I shoulde to the knotte condescend, And maken of her walking soon an end.10.
The knot that called was Canutus' bird of old, Of that great king of Danes his name that still doth hold, His appetite to please that far and near was sought.
Knot
As tight as I could knot the noose.2.
Knot
Cut hay when it begins to knot.2.
A fastening together of the pars or ends of one or more threads, cords, ropes, etc., by any one of various ways of tying or entangling.
To tie in or with, or form into, a knot or knots; to form a knot on, as a rope; to entangle.
To form knots or joints, as in a cord, a plant, etc.; to become entangled.
Usage Examples
Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie.
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