Definition of knot

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Knot (v. i.) To knit knots for fringe or trimming.

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Rose :: Rose (n.) A knot of ribbon formed like a rose; a rose knot; a rosette, esp. one worn on a shoe..
Knottiness :: Knottiness (n.) The quality or state of being knotty or full of knots.
Noose :: Noose (n.) A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn..
Wapp :: Wapp (n.) A rope with wall knots in it with which the shrouds are set taut.
Ochreated :: Ochreated (a.) Provided with ochrea, or sheathformed stipules, as the rhubarb, yellow dock, and knotgrass..
Knurry :: Knurry (a.) Full of knots.
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..
Abnodation :: Abnodation (n.) The act of cutting away the knots of trees.
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..
Gnarly :: Gnarly (a.) Full of knots; knotty; twisted; crossgrained.
Inextricable :: Inextricable (a.) Incapable of being extricated, untied, or disentangled; hopelessly intricate, confused, or obscure; as, an inextricable knot or difficulty; inextricable confusion..
Snaggy :: Snaggy (a.) Full of snags; full of short, rough branches or sharp points; abounding with knots..
Knot :: 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..
Maybird :: Maybird (n.) The knot.
Triple :: Triple (a.) Consisting of three united; multiplied by three; threefold; as, a triple knot; a triple tie..
Make :: Make (v. t.) To find, as the result of calculation or computation; to ascertain by enumeration; to find the number or amount of, by reckoning, weighing, measurement, and the like; as, he made the distance of; to travel over; as, the ship makes ten knots an hour; he made the distance in one day..
Gnar :: Gnar (n.) A knot or gnarl in wood; hence, a tough, thickset man; -- written also gnarr..
Fag :: Fag (n.) A knot or coarse part in cloth.
Burl :: Burl (n.) A knot or lump in thread or cloth.
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..
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