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knot1
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- pronunciation:
- nat
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Homophone Note, Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a tight intertwining of material such as rope, string, yarn, or the like, usu. to form a fastening.
- similar words:
- convolution, hitch, tangle, twine, twist
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definition 2: |
a hard section in living tissue; node.
- synonyms:
- node, nub
- similar words:
- bump, lump, nodule
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definition 3: |
such a node at the point where a branch joins the trunk of a tree, or the cross-section of this node in lumber.
- synonyms:
- gnarl, knar, knurl, node
- similar words:
- joint, junction, nub
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definition 4: |
a concentration or group.
a knot of hecklers- synonyms:
- assemblage, bunch, concentration
- similar words:
- assembly, band, circle, clump, cluster, company, gathering, group, huddle, pack
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definition 5: |
one nautical mile, or about 6,080 feet, per hour.
sailing at ten knots |
definition 6: |
a pledge or feeling of unity, esp. in marriage.
to tie the knot |
definition 7: |
a difficult situation or puzzle.
- synonyms:
- Chinese puzzle, conundrum, dilemma, puzzle, tangle
- similar words:
- complexity, complication, convolution, enigma, intricacy, perplexity, predicament, problem, quandary, riddle
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related words: |
bind, bow, bun, clan, kink, latch, maze, mystery, node, puzzle, tie |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
knots, knotting, knotted |
definition 1: |
to form into a knot, or to tie knots in.
I knotted my shoelaces by accident.- synonyms:
- tie
- similar words:
- entangle, lash, tangle, truss
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definition 2: |
to fasten with one or more knots.
The sailor knotted the line to the mast of the boat.- synonyms:
- tie
- similar words:
- bind, lash, truss
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definition 3: |
to tangle (something) up.
The wind knotted the child's hair.- synonyms:
- entangle, gnarl, tangle
- similar words:
- snarl, twist
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definition 4: |
to form hard lumps in; make knotty.
Anxiety knotted her stomach.- synonyms:
- kink
- similar words:
- tauten, tense, twist
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related words: |
boss, complicate, hitch |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition 1: |
to become tied in one or more knots.
These ribbons knot easily.- similar words:
- tangle, tie
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definition 2: |
to become entangled.
I don't know how these wires knot by themselves!Her hair knotted while she turned in her sleep.- synonyms:
- tangle
- similar words:
- snarl, twist
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definition 3: |
to become hardened or knotted.
His muscles knotted from the strain.- synonyms:
- harden, tauten
- similar words:
- cramp, kink, tense, tighten, twist
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derivations: |
knotless (adj.), knotlike (adj.) |
The words knot and not sound alike but have different meanings.
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