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| bow2 |
an easily loosened knot having two or more loops and used in tying shoes, wrapping packages, and the like. [1/7 definitions] |
| bowknot |
a decorative knot with large loops that is often used in ribbons, shoelaces, string, or the like; bow. |
| bowline |
a knot that will not slip or jam, used for making a loop at the end of a rope. [1/2 definitions] |
| cockade |
a rosette or knot of ribbon worn esp. on a hat as a badge of rank, office, or the like. |
| frog2 |
a decorative fastener, as on a coat or jacket, with a button or knot on one side of the opening and a loop on the other side, usu. made of braid or cord. |
| gnarl |
to knot or twist. [1/2 definitions] |
| Gordian knot |
in Greek legend, a knot tied by King Gordius of Phrygia and cut by Alexander the Great, after an oracle had said it could be untied only by the next ruler of Asia. [1/2 definitions] |
| granny knot |
a knot begun like a square knot, but in which the second interlace is the reverse of that of a square knot. |
| half hitch |
a knot made by making a loop in a rope and passing the end of the rope through the loop. |
| knar |
a lump or knot on a tree or in wood. |
| knot1 |
to form into a knot, or to tie knots in. [1/14 definitions] |
| knothole |
a hole in a piece of lumber from which a knot has come out. |
| knurl |
a knot or protuberance, as on a tree; gnarl. [1/3 definitions] |
| noose |
a loop that passes through a knot in the end of a line such as a rope or wire, so that it constricts more tightly as the line is pulled. [1/3 definitions] |
| pretzel |
a thin, crisp, glazed biscuit usu. shaped as a knot or stick and salted on the surface. [1/2 definitions] |
| reef knot |
a square knot used to reef sails; flat knot. |
| sheepshank |
a type of knot used to shorten a rope temporarily. |
| sheet bend |
a knot that joins two ropes or the like by passing the end of one around and through a bight in the other. |
| slipknot |
a knot tied so that the loop can be easily expanded or pulled tight. |
| square knot |
a double knot with the free ends parallel to the standing parts. |
| tangle |
to mix, knot, or entwine, making separation or straightening difficult (often fol. by "up"). [1/7 definitions] |
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