Definition of knot

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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..

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Hitch :: Hitch (v. t.) To hook; to catch or fasten as by a hook or a knot; to make fast, unite, or yoke; as, to hitch a horse, or a halter..
Loosen :: Loosen (v. t.) To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string, or a knot; to loosen a rock in the earth..
Scirrhous :: Scirrhous (a.) Proceeding from scirrhus; of the nature of scirrhus; indurated; knotty; as, scirrhous affections; scirrhous disease..
Knaggy :: Knaggy (a.) Knotty; rough; figuratively, rough in temper..
Cramp :: Cramp (n.) Knotty; difficult.
Redbreast :: Redbreast (n.) The knot, or red-breasted snipe; -- called also robin breast, and robin snipe. See Knot..
Knotty :: Knotty (superl.) Difficult; intricate; perplexed.
Knot :: Knot (v. i.) To copulate; -- said of toads.
Intricacy :: Intricacy (n.) The state or quality of being intricate or entangled; perplexity; involution; complication; complexity; that which is intricate or involved; as, the intricacy of a knot; the intricacy of accounts; the intricacy of a cause in controversy; the intricacy of a plot..
Knurly :: Knurly (superl.) Full of knots; hard; tough; hence, capable of enduring or resisting much..
Knot :: Knot (n.) 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..
Knarled :: Knarled (a.) Knotted. See Gnarled.
Ganglion :: Ganglion (n.) A mass or knot of nervous matter, including nerve cells, usually forming an enlargement in the course of a nerve..
Nodosity :: Nodosity (n.) The quality of being knotty or nodose; resemblance to a node or swelling; knottiness.
Bob :: Bob (n.) A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig..
Trick :: Trick (a.) A knot, braid, or plait of hair..
Knot :: Knot (v. t.) To unite closely; to knit together.
Knot :: Knot (v. t.) To entangle or perplex; to puzzle.
Nowed :: Nowed (a.) Knotted; tied in a knot, as a serpent..
Tie :: Tie (v. t.) To hold or constrain by authority or moral influence, as by knotted cords; to oblige; to constrain; to restrain; to confine..
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