Knot ¹

Definition: 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.

Knot ²

Definition: A lump or loop formed in a thread, cord, rope. etc., as at the end, by tying or interweaving it upon itself.

Knot ³

Definition: An ornamental tie, as of a ribbon.

Knot ⁴

Definition: A bond of union; a connection; a tie.

Knot ⁵

Definition: Something not easily solved; an intricacy; a difficulty; a perplexity; a problem.

Knot ⁶

Definition: A figure the lines of which are interlaced or intricately interwoven, as in embroidery, gardening, etc.

Knot ⁷

Definition: A cluster of persons or things; a collection; a group; a hand; a clique; as, a knot of politicians.

Knot ⁸

Definition: 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.

Knot ⁹

Definition: A knob, lump, swelling, or protuberance.

Knot ¹⁰

Definition: A protuberant joint in a plant.

Knot ¹¹

Definition: The point on which the action of a story depends; the gist of a matter.

Knot ¹²

Definition: See Node.

Knot ¹³

Definition: A nautical mile, or feet; as, when a ship goes eight miles an hour, her speed is said to be eight knots.

Knot ¹⁴

Definition: A kind of epaulet. See Shoulder knot.

Knot ¹⁵

Definition: 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.

Knot ¹⁶

Definition: To tie in or with, or form into, a knot or knots; to form a knot on, as a rope; to entangle.

Knot ¹⁷

Definition: To unite closely; to knit together.

Knot ¹⁸

Definition: To entangle or perplex; to puzzle.

Knot ¹⁹

Definition: To form knots or joints, as in a cord, a plant, etc.; to become entangled.

Knot ²⁰

Definition: To knit knots for fringe or trimming.

Knot ²¹

Definition: To copulate; said of toads.

knot ²²

Definition: a sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere

knot ²³

Definition: any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object

knot ²⁴

Definition: soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design

knot ²⁵

Definition: a tight cluster of people or things; "a small knot of women listened to his sermon"

knot ²⁶

Definition: a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; meters

knot ²⁷

Definition: 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"

knot ²⁸

Definition: a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged; "the saw buckled when it hit a knot"

knot ²⁹

Definition: tie or fasten into a knot; "knot the shoelaces"

knot ³⁰

Definition: tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story"

knot ³¹

Definition: make into knots; make knots out of; "She knotted der fingers"