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Definition of knot

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Knot (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.

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Shank :: Shank (v.) A wading bird with long legs; as, the green-legged shank, or knot; the yellow shank, or tattler; -- called also shanks..

Knotted :: Knotted (a.) Interwoven; matted; entangled.

Node :: Node (n.) A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling..

Knotty :: Knotty (superl.) Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; as, knotty timber; a knotty rope..

Snag :: Snag (n.) A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch; a knot; a protuberance..

Knot :: Knot (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..

Knarl :: Knarl (n.) A knot in wood. See Gnarl.

Grayback :: Grayback (n.) The redbreasted sandpiper or knot.

Knot :: Knot (n.) A bond of union; a connection; a tie.

Cuckold''s Knot :: Cuckold's knot () A hitch or knot, by which a rope is secured to a spar, the two parts of the rope being crossed and seized together; -- called also cuckold's neck..

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

Knotted :: Knotted (a.) Entangled; puzzling; knotty.

Tangle :: Tangle (v.) A knot of threads, or other thing, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged; a snarl; as, hair or yarn in tangles; a tangle of vines and briers. Used also figuratively..

Knotted :: Knotted (imp. & p. p.) of Kno.

Knarry :: Knarry (a.) Knotty; gnarled.

Nodular :: Nodular (a.) Of, pertaining to, or in the form of, a nodule or knot..

Bob :: Bob (n.) A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig..

Knot :: Knot (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..

Knurled :: Knurled (a.) Full of knots; gnarled.

Knot :: Knot (v. i.) To copulate; -- said of toads.