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Definitions for knot
nɒtknot
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Princeton's WordNet
knotnoun
a tight cluster of people or things
"a small knot of women listened to his sermon"; "the bird had a knot of feathers forming a crest"
knotnoun
any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
knotnoun
a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged
"the saw buckled when it hit a knot"
knot, gnarlnoun
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"
nautical mile, mile, mi, naut mi, knot, international nautical mile, air milenoun
a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
slub, knot, burlnoun
soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
knot, greyback, grayback, Calidris canutusverb
a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere
knotverb
make into knots; make knots out of
"She knotted her fingers"
knotverb
tie or fasten into a knot
"knot the shoelaces"
ravel, tangle, knotverb
tangle or complicate
"a ravelled story"
Wiktionary
knotnoun
A unit of speed, equal to one nautical mile per hour.
Cedric claimed his old yacht could make 12 knots.
knotnoun
A nautical mile
knotnoun
one of a variety shore bird; the red-breasted sandpiper (variously Calidris canutus or Tringa canutus)
Etymology: From cnotta; (cognate with Old High German knoto; compare also Old Norse knótr > Danish knude, Norwegian knut). Cognate with Dutch knot.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Knotnoun
Etymology: cnotta, Saxon; knot, German; knutte, Dutch; knotte, Erse.
He found that reason’s self now reasons found
To fasten knots, which fancy first had bound. Philip Sidney.As the fair vestal to the fountain came,
Let none be startled at a vestal’s name,
Tir’d with the walk, she laid her down to rest;
And to the winds expos’d her glowing breast,
To take the freshness of the morning air,
And gather’d in a knot her flowing hair. Addison.Garden knots, the frets of houses, and all equal figures, please; whereas unequal figures are but deformities. Francis Bacon.
Our sea-wall’d garden, the whole land,
Is full of weeds, her fairest flowers choked up,
Her knots disorder’d. William Shakespeare, Rich. II.It fed flow’rs worthy of paradise, which not nice art
In beds and curious knots, but nature boon,
Pour’d forth profuse on hill and dale, and plain. John Milton.Their quarters are contrived into elegant knots, adorned with the most beautiful flowers. More.
Henry in knots involving Emma’s name,
Had half-express’d, and half-conceal’d his flame
Upon this tree; and as the tender mark
Grew with the year, and widen’d with the bark,
Venus had heard the virgin’s soft address,
That, as the wound, the passion might increase. Matthew Prior.Confirm that amity
With nuptial knot, if thou vouchsafe to grant
That virtuous lady Bona. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.Richmond aims
At young Elizabeth, my brother’s daughter,
And by that knot looks proudly on the crown. William Shakespeare.I would he had continued to his country
As he began, and not unknit himself
The noble knot he made. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.Why left you wife and children,
Those precious motives, those strong knots of love. William Shakespeare.Not all that Saul could threaten or persuade,
In this close knot, the smallest looseness made. Abraham Cowley.Taking the very refuse among those which served to no use, being a crooked piece of wood, and full of knots, he hath carved it diligently, when he had nothing else to do. Wisd.
Such knots and crossness of grain is objected here, as will hardly suffer that form, which they cry up here as the only just reformation, to go on so smoothly here as it might do in Scotland. Charles I .
Oh you panderly rascals! there’s a knot, a gang, a conspiracy against me. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.
What is there here in Rome that can delight thee?
Where not a soul, without thine own soul knot,
But fears and hates thee. Ben Jonson, Catiline.A knot of good fellows borrowed a sum of money of a gentleman upon the king’s highway. Roger L'Estrange.
I am now with a knot of his admirers, who make request that you would give notice of the window where the knight intends to appear. Joseph Addison, Spectator.
A man shall be perplexed with knots and problems of business, and contrary affairs, where the determination is dubious, and both parts of the contrariety seem equally weighty; so that, which way soever the choice determines, a man is sure to venture a great concern. Robert South, Sermons.
When the discovery was made that the king was living, which was the knot of the play untied, the rest is shut up in the compass of some few lines, because nothing then hindered the happiness of Torismond and Leonora. John Dryden, Dufresn.
The way of fortune is like the milky way in the sky, which is a meeting or knot of a number of small stars, not seen asunder, but giving light together. Francis Bacon, Essays.
In a picture, besides the principal figures which compose it, and are placed in the midst of it, there are less groups or knots of figures disposed at proper distances, which are parts of the piece, and seem to carry on the same design in a more inferior manner. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.
To Knotverb
Etymology: from the noun.
Happy we who from such queens are freed,
That were always telling beads:
But here’s a queen when she rides abroad
Is always knotting threads. Sidley.The party of the papists in England are become more knotted, both in dependence towards Spain, and amongst themselves. Francis Bacon, War with Spain.
To Knotverb
Cut hay when it begins to knot. John Mortimer, Husbandry.
Wikipedia
Knot
A knot is an intentional complication in cordage which may be practical or decorative, or both. Practical knots are classified by function, including hitches, bends, loop knots, and splices: a hitch fastens a rope to another object; a bend fastens two ends of a rope to each another; a loop knot is any knot creating a loop; and splice denotes any multi-strand knot, including bends and loops. A knot may also refer, in the strictest sense, to a stopper or knob at the end of a rope to keep that end from slipping through a grommet or eye. Knots have excited interest since ancient times for their practical uses, as well as their topological intricacy, studied in the area of mathematics known as knot theory.
Webster Dictionary
Knotnoun
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
Knotnoun
a lump or loop formed in a thread, cord, rope. etc., as at the end, by tying or interweaving it upon itself
Knotnoun
an ornamental tie, as of a ribbon
Knotnoun
a bond of union; a connection; a tie
Knotnoun
something not easily solved; an intricacy; a difficulty; a perplexity; a problem
Knotnoun
a figure the lines of which are interlaced or intricately interwoven, as in embroidery, gardening, etc
Knotnoun
a cluster of persons or things; a collection; a group; a hand; a clique; as, a knot of politicians
Knotnoun
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
Knotnoun
a knob, lump, swelling, or protuberance
Knotnoun
a protuberant joint in a plant
Knotnoun
the point on which the action of a story depends; the gist of a matter
Knotnoun
see Node
Knotnoun
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
Knotnoun
a nautical mile, or 6080.27 feet; as, when a ship goes eight miles an hour, her speed is said to be eight knots
Knotnoun
a kind of epaulet. See Shoulder knot
Knotnoun
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
Knotverb
to tie in or with, or form into, a knot or knots; to form a knot on, as a rope; to entangle
Knotverb
to unite closely; to knit together
Knotverb
to entangle or perplex; to puzzle
Knotverb
to form knots or joints, as in a cord, a plant, etc.; to become entangled
Knotverb
to knit knots for fringe or trimming
Knotverb
to copulate; -- said of toads
Etymology: [OE. knot, knotte, AS. cnotta; akin to D. knot, OHG. chnodo, chnoto, G. knoten, Icel. kntr, Sw. knut, Dan. knude, and perh. to L. nodus. Cf. Knout, Knit.]
Wikidata
Knot
A knot is a method of fastening or securing linear material such as rope by tying or interweaving. It may consist of a length of one or several segments of rope, string, webbing, twine, strap, or even chain interwoven such that the line can bind to itself or to some other object. Knots have been the subject of interest for their ancient origins, their common uses, and the area of mathematics known as knot theory.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Knot
not, n. a wading-bird much resembling a snipe, sometimes said, but without evidence, to be named from King Cnut or Canute.
Knot
not, n. a bunch of threads or the like entangled or twisted: an interlacement of parts of a cord, &c., by twisting the ends about each other, and then drawing tight the loops thus formed: a piece of ribbon, lace, &c., folded or tied upon itself in some particular form, as shoulder-knot, breast-knot, &c.: anything like a knot in form: a bond of union: a difficulty: the gist of a matter: a cluster: the part of a tree where a branch shoots out: an epaulet: (naut.) a division of the knot-marked log-line: a nautical mile.—v.t. to tie in a knot: to unite closely.—v.i. to form knots or joints: to knit knots for a fringe:—pr.p. knot′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. knot′ted.—n. Knot′-grass, a common weed or grass, so called from the numerous joints or knots of its stem.—adjs. Knot′less, without knots; Knot′ted, full of, or having, knots: having intersecting lines or figures.—n. Knot′tiness.—adj. Knot′ty, containing knots: hard, rugged: difficult: intricate.—n. Knot′work, ornamental work made with knots.—Bowline knot (see Bow); Granny knot (see Granny); Porters' knot, a pad for supporting burdens on the head; Square knot, a knot used in tying reef-points so that the ends come out alongside the standing parts; Surgeons' knot, a square or reef knot used in tying a ligature round a cut artery; True lovers' knot, a kind of double knot with two bows and two ends, an emblem of interwoven affections.—Cut the knot, to solve a problem slap-dash (cf. Gordian). [A.S. cnotta; Ger. knoten, Dan. knude, L. nodus.]
The Standard Electrical Dictionary
Knot
The geographical mile; a term derived from the knots on the log line, used by navigators. It is equal to 6,087 feet. Synonyms--Nautical Mile--Geographical Mile. [Transcriber's note: A knot is a velocity, 1 nautical mile per hour, not a distance. The contemporary definition is: 1 international knot = 1 nautical mile per hour = 1.852 kilometres per hour = 1.1507794 miles per hour = 0.51444444 meters per second = 6076.1152 feet per hour.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
knot
A large knob formed on the extremity of a rope, generally by untwisting its ends, and interweaving them regularly among each other; of these there are several sorts, differing in form, size, and name, as diamond knot, kop knot, overhand knot, reef knot, shroud knot, stopper knot, single wall knot, double wall knot. The bowline knot is so firmly made, and fastened to the cringles of the sails, that they must break, or the sails split, before it will slip. (See RUNNING BOWLINE.) The sheepshank knot serves to shorten a rope without cutting it, and may be presently loosened. The wall-knot is so made with the lays of a rope that it cannot slip, and serves for sheets, tacks, and stoppers. Knots are generally used to act as a button, in preventing the end of a rope from slipping through the hole of a dead-eye, or through the turns of a laniard, by which they are sometimes made fast to other ropes.--Knot also implies a division on the log line, bearing a similar proportion to a mile, which half a minute does to an hour; that is, it is 1/120 of a mile; hence we say, the ship was going 8 knots, signifying 8 miles per hour. Indeed, in nautical parlance, the words knot and mile are synonyms, alluding to the geographical mile of 60′ to a degree of latitude.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
knot
A twist or loop in a rope or cord, so made that the motion of one piece of the line over the other shall be stopped. The knot owes its power of passive resistance to the friction of the rope. The three elementary knots, which every one should know, are the timber-hitch, the bow-line, and the clove-hitch.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
KNOT
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Knot is ranked #154907 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Knot surname appeared 105 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Knot.
71.4% or 75 total occurrences were White.
18.1% or 19 total occurrences were Black.
5.7% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.
British National Corpus
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'knot' in Nouns Frequency: #2623
Anagrams for knot »
tonk
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of knot in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of knot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of knot in a Sentence
There's nothing in it that isn't extremely commonplace, i'm much more interested in our culture and thinking, how are we all part of this awful knot that we need to unpick ?
So sweet and delicious do I become, when I am in bed with a man who, I sense, loves and enjoys me, that the pleasure I bring excels all delight, so the knot of love, however tight it seemed before, is tied tighter still.
Syriza and its creditors are stuck in a Gordian Knot, and both sides will need to cave on something. Neither Greece Greece nor Greece Greece creditors want Greece Greece to default or exit the eurozone, so a compromise will probably be found.
Keeping Up With the Kardashians. i don't think I'll forget the tight knot I felt in the pit of my stomach the morning I received the text message with three simple words on the screen. It read 'I'm getting married' and it was from the man I'd spent more than 10 years of my life with.
Mom and dad missing Halloween, for them, is worse than Christmas, missing Christmas. And I woke up that next morning with something that's probably familiar to a lot of parents -- that knot in your stomach that I had no damn choice, I had to cancel that trip.
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- عقدةArabic
- төйөнBashkir
- вузелBelarusian
- възелBulgarian
- kouloum, koulmBreton
- grop, nus, territ grosCatalan, Valencian
- suk, uzel, boule, potíž, chomáč, jespák, zauzlovat, svraštitCzech
- cwlwmWelsh
- knast, knude, hårdknude, knob, islandsk ryleDanish
- Knoten, Beule, Ast, KnuttGerman
- όζος, κόμπος, ρόζος, καρούμπαλο, δένω κόμπο, ζαρώνω, κόμβοςGreek
- nodoEsperanto
- nudo, playero, correlimos, anudarSpanish
- گرهPersian
- ongelma, solmu, patti, oksankohta, takku, kuhmu, pulma, oksa, vaikeus, solmia, vuorisirri, sirri, isosirriFinnish
- knútur, íslandsgrælingurFaroese
- nœud, nouerFrench
- dual, snaidhm, alt, cranra, cnotaIrish
- snaidhm, pluc, cuir snaidhm air, mìle-mara, luatharan-gainmhichScottish Gaelic
- nóGalician
- गांठHindi
- csomóHungarian
- հանգույցArmenian
- hnútur, flækja, klípa, hnýtaIcelandic
- nodo, annodare, corrugareItalian
- 結び目, ノットJapanese
- ნასკვიGeorgian
- 매듭, 코Korean
- گرێ, گرێدانKurdish
- kolmCornish
- nodus, nodoLatin
- antauga, mazgas, gumbas, surišti mazguLithuanian
- mezgls, māzers, sasiet mezglāLatvian
- pūmanga, tīpona, pūkanohi, pūpeka, huahou, whakapōroheMāori
- јазол, џумка, колено, свиок, клопче, жмучка, се мурти, врзуваMacedonian
- buil, knoop, kluwen, bluts, knoest, dichtknopen, knopen, aaneenknopen, fronsenDutch
- kul, knute, trøbbel, rynke, bekymringsrynker, rynker, knop, knyteNorwegian
- noset, nosarOccitan
- węzełPolish
- nó, emaranhado, galo, seixoeira, franzirPortuguese
- nuv, nouv, nufRomansh
- nod, înnodaRomanian
- колтун, шишка, сучок, узел, завиток, клубок, сукRussian
- nudu, nodu, annodareSardinian
- чвор, čvor, жалар, žalarSerbo-Croatian
- uzol, pobrežník, zauzliť, pobrežník hrdzavýSlovak
- vozel, vozlati, zavozlatiSlovene
- nyjëAlbanian
- knut, svullnad, knipa, bula, stek, knop, knyta, kustsnäppa, rynka, kolymasnäppa, snäppaSwedish
- fundo, fundaSwahili
- முடிச்சுTamil
- ปมThai
- budak, düğüm, deniz mili, düğümlemekTurkish
- вузолUkrainian
- nútVietnamese
- ranukî, nukîWalloon
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