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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Wapp :: Wapp (n.) A rope with wall knots in it with which the shrouds are set taut.
Knot :: Knot (n.) See Node.
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..
Inknot :: Inknot (v. t.) To fasten or bind, as with a knot; to knot together..
Knotweed :: Knotweed (n.) See Knot/rass.
Tringa :: Tringa (n.) A genus of limicoline birds including many species of sandpipers. See Dunlin, Knot, and Sandpiper..
Burl :: Burl (n.) A knot or lump in thread or cloth.
Gnarly :: Gnarly (a.) Full of knots; knotty; twisted; crossgrained.
Abnodate :: Abnodate (v. t.) To clear (tress) from knots.
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..
Nur :: Nur (n.) A hard knot in wood; also, a hard knob of wood used by boys in playing hockey..
Knotless :: Knotless (a.) Free from knots; without knots.
Tangle :: Tangle (v.) A knot of threads, or other thing, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged; a snarl; as, hair or yarn in tangles; a tangle of vines and briers. Used also figuratively..
Knottiness :: Knottiness (n.) Difficulty of solution; intricacy; complication.
Spooled :: Spool (n.) A piece of cane or red with a knot at each end, or a hollow cylinder of wood with a ridge at each end, used to wind thread or yarn upon..
Nodular :: Nodular (a.) Of, pertaining to, or in the form of, a nodule or knot..
Snick :: Snick (n.) A knot or irregularity in yarn.
Fasten :: Fasten (a.) To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window..
Bend :: Bend (n.) A knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to an anchor, spar, or post..
Waft :: Waft (n.) A knot, or stop, in the middle of a flag..
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