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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Trinodal :: Trinodal (a.) Having three knots or nodes; having three points from which a leaf may shoot; as, a trinodal stem..
Snakeweed :: Snakeweed (n.) A kind of knotweed (Polygonum Bistorta).
Hitch :: Hitch (n.) A knot or noose in a rope which can be readily undone; -- intended for a temporary fastening; as, a half hitch; a clove hitch; a timber hitch, etc..
Topknot :: Topknot (n.) A small Europen flounder (Rhoumbus punctatus). The name is also applied to allied species.
Knotweed :: Knotweed (n.) See Knot/rass.
Undo :: Undo (v. t.) To loose; to open; to take to piece; to unfasten; to untie; hence, to unravel; to solve; as, to undo a knot; to undo a puzzling question; to undo a riddle..
Knot :: Knot (n.) The point on which the action of a story depends; the gist of a matter.
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..
Enode :: Enode (v. t.) To clear of knots; to make clear.
Knot :: Knot (n.) A kind of epaulet. See Shoulder knot.
Knarred :: Knarred (a.) Knotty; gnarled.
Friezed :: Friezed (a.) Gathered, or having the map gathered, into little tufts, knots, or protuberances. Cf. Frieze, v. t., and Friz, v. t., 2..
Mesh :: Mesh (n.) The opening or space inclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot, or the threads inclosing such a space; network; a net..
Nodosity :: Nodosity (n.) A knot; a node.
Nodular :: Nodular (a.) Of, pertaining to, or in the form of, a nodule or knot..
Network :: Network (n.) A fabric of threads, cords, or wires crossing each other at certain intervals, and knotted or secured at the crossings, thus leaving spaces or meshes between them..
Topknot :: Topknot (n.) A crest or knot of feathers upon the head or top, as of a bird; also, an orgamental knot worn on top of the head, as by women..
Cramp :: Cramp (n.) Knotty; difficult.
Knotting :: Knotting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Kno.
Innodate :: Innodate (v. t.) To bind up,as in a knot; to include..
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