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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Knotberry :: Knotberry (n.) The cloudberry (Rudus Chamaemorus); -- so called from its knotted stems.
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..
Knotted :: Knotted (a.) Characterized by small, detached points, chiefly composed of mica, less decomposable than the mass of the rock, and forming knots in relief on the weathered surface; as, knotted rocks..
Finial :: Finial (n.) The knot or bunch of foliage, or foliated ornament, that forms the upper extremity of a pinnacle in Gothic architecture; sometimes, the pinnacle itself..
Knit :: Knit (v. i.) To form a fabric by interlacing yarn or thread; to weave by making knots or loops.
Abnodation :: Abnodation (n.) The act of cutting away the knots of trees.
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..
Nodosity :: Nodosity (n.) The quality of being knotty or nodose; resemblance to a node or swelling; knottiness.
Knot :: Knot (n.) A cluster of persons or things; a collection; a group; a hand; a clique; as, a knot of politicians..
Epaulette :: Epaulette (n.) A shoulder ornament or badge worn by military and naval officers, differences of rank being marked by some peculiar form or device, as a star, eagle, etc.; a shoulder knot..
Redbreast :: Redbreast (n.) The knot, or red-breasted snipe; -- called also robin breast, and robin snipe. See Knot..
Calculary :: Calculary (n.) A congeries of little stony knots found in the pulp of the pear and other fruits.
Knot :: Knot (n.) The point on which the action of a story depends; the gist of a matter.
Knot :: Knot (v. t.) To tie in or with, or form into, a knot or knots; to form a knot on, as a rope; to entangle..
Nur :: Nur (n.) A hard knot in wood; also, a hard knob of wood used by boys in playing hockey..
Snarl :: Snarl (v. t.) To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots; as, to snarl a skein of thread..
Knurly :: Knurly (superl.) Full of knots; hard; tough; hence, capable of enduring or resisting much..
Knotless :: Knotless (a.) Free from knots; without knots.
Knurled :: Knurled (a.) Full of knots; gnarled.
Trick :: Trick (a.) A knot, braid, or plait of hair..
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