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.
Tight :: Tight (superl.) Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot..
Grayback :: Grayback (n.) The redbreasted sandpiper or knot.
Maybird :: Maybird (n.) The knot.
Tye :: Tye (n.) A knot; a tie.
Insnarl :: Insnarl (v. t.) To make into a snarl or knot; to entangle; to snarl.
Inknot :: Inknot (v. t.) To fasten or bind, as with a knot; to knot together..
Amoret :: Amoret (n.) A love knot, love token, or love song. (pl.) Love glances or love tricks..
Knotted :: Knotted (a.) Having intersecting lines or figures.
Slipknot :: Slipknot (n.) knot which slips along the rope or line around which it is made.
Bob :: Bob (n.) A knot of worms, or of rags, on a string, used in angling, as for eels; formerly, a worm suitable for bait..
Lightwood :: Lightwood (n.) Pine wood abounding in pitch, used for torches in the Southern United States; pine knots, dry sticks, and the like, for kindling a fire quickly or making a blaze..
Undo :: Undo (v. t.) To loose; to open; to take to piece; to unfasten; to untie; hence, to unravel; to solve; as, to undo a knot; to undo a puzzling question; to undo a riddle..
Favor :: Favor (n.) A gift or represent; something bestowed as an evidence of good will; a token of love; a knot of ribbons; something worn as a token of affection; as, a marriage favor is a bunch or knot of white ribbons or white flowers worn at a wedding..
Exostosis :: Exostosis (n.) A knot formed upon or in the wood of trees by disease.
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..
Knot :: Knot (n.) See Node.
Knurl :: Knurl (n.) A contorted knot in wood; a crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection.
Knot :: Knot (v. i.) To knit knots for fringe or trimming.
Knot :: Knot (v. i.) To form knots or joints, as in a cord, a plant, etc.; to become entangled..
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