How To Spell knot?
How to Pronounce knot?
Correct pronunciation for the word "knot" is [nˈɒt], [nˈɒt], [n_ˈɒ_t].
Definition of knot
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The complication of a thread or cord, made by tying or interlacing; hard part of wood due to the fibres interlacing; a nodule; a figure, the lines of which frequently interlace each other; difficulty; intricacy; something not easily solved; a bond of association or union; a cluster; a collection; a group, as of persons; a protuberant joint of a plant; a division of the log-line, serving to measure the rate of a vessel's motion, the number of knots which run off from the reel in half a minute showing the number of miles the vessel sails in an hour; a nautical mile, 6080 ft.; an epaulette.
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To form knots or joints, as in plants; to knit knots or fringe. See Knit.
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To complicate or tie in a knot; to entangle; to perplex; to unite closely.
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Knotted.
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A wading bird of the snipe kind.
Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin
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What is the adjective for knot?
The adjective form of the word "knot" is "knotted".
Usage over time for knot:
This graph shows how "knot" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.
What is the plural form of knot?
The plural of the "knot" can be the "knots".
What is the singular form of knot?
The singular of the "knot" can be the "knot".
Synonyms for Knot:
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n.
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- granny knot ,
- group ,
- array ,
- bow .
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- chicken out .
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- beehive .
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- acceleration .
- go-between ,
- anchor ,
- bracket ,
- braid ,
- brace ,
- bonding ,
- binding ,
- coupling ,
- band ,
- clasp ,
- hook ,
- fastening ,
- buckle ,
- fuse ,
- binder ,
- hawser ,
- grapnel ,
- button ,
- connector ,
- closure ,
- brad ,
- fastener ,
- belt ,
- cinch ,
- cement ,
- guy ,
- hinge ,
- cincture ,
- bolt ,
- clinch ,
- cotter ,
- agent ,
- chain ,
- hasp ,
- clamp ,
- glue ,
- clip ,
- cleat .
- hectometer ,
- centimeter ,
- block ,
- decameter ,
- furlong ,
- criterion ,
- fathom ,
- inch ,
- angstrom ,
- cubit ,
- decimeter ,
- foot ,
- ell .
- gob .
- gremlin ,
- birthmark ,
- bug ,
- injury ,
- check ,
- catch ,
- failing ,
- blotch ,
- flaw ,
- discoloration ,
- fault ,
- blot ,
- error ,
- glitch ,
- foible ,
- deficiency ,
- frailty ,
- drawback ,
- break ,
- gap .
- distress ,
- impediment ,
- impasse ,
- box ,
- dilemma .
- burl .
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v.
• entangle • weave • contort • knot- bind .
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