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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Tuft :: Tuft (n.) A collection of small, flexible, or soft things in a knot or bunch; a waving or bending and spreading cluster; as, a tuft of flowers or feathers..
Knotty :: Knotty (superl.) Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; as, knotty timber; a knotty rope..
Plump :: Plump (n.) A knot; a cluster; a group; a crowd; a flock; as, a plump of trees, fowls, or spears..
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..
Cramp :: Cramp (n.) Knotty; difficult.
Noils :: Noils (n. pl.) Waste and knots of wool removed by the comb; combings.
Knotty :: Knotty (superl.) Hard; rugged; as, a knotty head..
Cockade :: Cockade (n.) A badge, usually in the form of a rosette, or knot, and generally worn upon the hat; -- used as an indication of military or naval service, or party allegiance, and in England as a part of the livery to indicate that the wearer is the servant of a military or naval officer..
Knotless :: Knotless (a.) Free from knots; without knots.
Scirrhous :: Scirrhous (a.) Proceeding from scirrhus; of the nature of scirrhus; indurated; knotty; as, scirrhous affections; scirrhous disease..
Cordelier :: Cordelier (n.) A Franciscan; -- so called in France from the girdle of knotted cord worn by all Franciscans.
Enodation :: Enodation (n.) The act or operation of clearing of knots, or of untying; hence, also, the solution of a difficulty..
Innodate :: Innodate (v. t.) To bind up,as in a knot; to include..
Snaggy :: Snaggy (a.) Full of snags; full of short, rough branches or sharp points; abounding with knots..
Tangle :: Tangle (n.) To unite or knit together confusedly; to interweave or interlock, as threads, so as to make it difficult to unravel the knot; to entangle; to ravel..
Topknot :: Topknot (n.) A small Europen flounder (Rhoumbus punctatus). The name is also applied to allied species.
Waft :: Waft (n.) A knot, or stop, in the middle of a flag..
Abnodation :: Abnodation (n.) The act of cutting away the knots of trees.
Amoret :: Amoret (n.) A love knot, love token, or love song. (pl.) Love glances or love tricks..
Noduled :: Noduled (a.) Having little knots or lumps.
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