Definition of knot

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Knot (n.) The point on which the action of a story depends; the gist of a matter.

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Knot :: Knot (n.) A figure the lines of which are interlaced or intricately interwoven, as in embroidery, gardening, etc..
Centinody :: Centinody (n.) A weed with a stem of many joints (Illecebrum verticillatum); also, the Polygonum aviculare or knotgrass..
Make :: Make (v. t.) To find, as the result of calculation or computation; to ascertain by enumeration; to find the number or amount of, by reckoning, weighing, measurement, and the like; as, he made the distance of; to travel over; as, the ship makes ten knots an hour; he made the distance in one day..
Stopper :: Stopper (n.) A short piece of rope having a knot at one or both ends, with a lanyard under the knot, -- used to secure something..
Burl :: Burl (n.) An overgrown knot, or an excrescence, on a tree; also, veneer made from such excrescences..
Bird''s-tongue :: Bird's-tongue (n.) The knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare).
Abnodation :: Abnodation (n.) The act of cutting away the knots of trees.
Knurled :: Knurled (a.) Full of knots; gnarled.
Knotted :: Knotted (a.) Interwoven; matted; entangled.
Cramp :: Cramp (n.) Knotty; difficult.
Snub :: Snub (n.) A knot; a protuberance; a song.
Knot :: Knot (n.) A nautical mile, or 6080.27 feet; as, when a ship goes eight miles an hour, her speed is said to be eight knots..
Tress :: Tress (n.) A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet..
Knot :: Knot (n.) See Node.
Waft :: Waft (n.) A knot, or stop, in the middle of a flag..
Inextricable :: Inextricable (a.) Incapable of being extricated, untied, or disentangled; hopelessly intricate, confused, or obscure; as, an inextricable knot or difficulty; inextricable confusion..
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..
Bend :: Bend (n.) A knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to an anchor, spar, or post..
Knotted :: Knotted (a.) Entangled; puzzling; knotty.
Knaggy :: Knaggy (a.) Knotty; rough; figuratively, rough in temper..
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