an interlacing, twining, looping, etc., of a cord, rope, or the like, drawn tight into a knob or lump, for fastening, binding, or connecting two cords together or a cord to something else.
2.
a piece of ribbon or similar material tied or folded upon itself and used or worn as an ornament.
3.
a group or cluster of persons or things: a knot of spectators.
4.
the hard, cross-grained mass of wood at the place where a branch joins the trunk of a tree.
5.
a part of this mass showing in a piece of lumber, wood panel, etc.
6.
Anatomy,Zoology. a protuberance or swelling on or in a part or process, as in a muscle.
7.
a protuberance in the tissue of a plant; an excrescence on a stem, branch, or root; a node or joint in a stem, esp. when of swollen form.
8.
any of various fungal diseases of trees characterized by the formation of an excrescence, knob, or gnarl.
9.
an involved, intricate, or difficult matter; complicated problem.
10.
Nautical.
a.
a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile or about 1.15 statute miles per hour.
b.
a unit of 47 feet 3 inches (13.79 meters) on a log line, marked off by knots.
c.
a nautical mile.
11.
a bond or tie: the knot of matrimony.
12.
Also called joint, node.Mathematics. in interpolation, one of the points at which the values of a function are assigned.
–verb (used with object)
13.
to tie in a knot; form a knot in.
14.
to secure or fasten by a knot.
15.
to form protuberances, bosses, or knobs in; make knotty.
–verb (used without object)
16.
to become tied or tangled in a knot.
17.
to form knots or joints.
—Idiom
18.
tie the knot, Informal. to marry: They will tie the knot in November.
[Origin: bef. 1000; (n.) ME knot(te), OE cnotta; c. D knot, G knoten to knit; (v.) ME, deriv. of the n.]
A compact intersection of interlaced material, such as cord, ribbon, or rope.
A fastening made by tying together lengths of material, such as rope, in a prescribed way.
A hard place or lump, especially on a tree, at a point from which a stem or branch grows.
The round, often darker cross section of such a lump as it appears on a piece of cut lumber. Also called node.
Nautical A division on a log line used to measure the speed of a ship.
Abbr. kn. or kt. A unit of speed, one nautical mile per hour, approximately 1.85 kilometers (1.15 statute miles) per hour.
A distance of one nautical mile.
A decorative bow of ribbon, fabric, or braid.
A unifying bond, especially a marriage bond.
A tight cluster of persons or things: a knot of onlookers.
A feeling of tightness: a knot of fear in my stomach.
A complex problem.
A hard place or lump, especially on a tree, at a point from which a stem or branch grows.
The round, often darker cross section of such a lump as it appears on a piece of cut lumber. Also called node.
Nautical A division on a log line used to measure the speed of a ship.
Abbr. kn. or kt. A unit of speed, one nautical mile per hour, approximately 1.85 kilometers (1.15 statute miles) per hour.
A distance of one nautical mile.
A protuberant growth or swelling in a tissue: a knot in a gland.
Nautical A division on a log line used to measure the speed of a ship.
Abbr. kn. or kt. A unit of speed, one nautical mile per hour, approximately 1.85 kilometers (1.15 statute miles) per hour.
A distance of one nautical mile.
v.
knot·ted, knot·ting, knots
v.
tr.
To tie in or fasten with a knot or knots.
To snarl or entangle.
To cause to form a knot or knots.
v.
intr.
To form a knot or knots.
To become snarled or entangled.
[Middle English, from Old English cnotta.]
Usage Note: In nautical usage knot is a unit of speed, not of distance, and has a built-in meaning of "per hour." Therefore, a ship would strictly be said to travel at ten knots (not ten knots per hour).
O.E. cnotta "intertwining of ropes, cords, etc.," from P.Gmc. *knuttan- (cf. Low Ger. knütte, Du. knot, O.H.G. knoto, Ger. Knoten, perhaps also O.N. knutr "knot, knob"). Fig. sense of "difficult problem" was in O.E. (cf. Gordian knot). Symbolic of the bond of wedlock, c.1225. As an ornament of dress, first attested 1400. Meaning "thickened part or protuberance on tissue of a plant" is from 1398. The nautical unit of measure (1633) is from the practice of attaching knotted string to the log line. The ship's speed can be measured by the number of knots that play out while the sand glass is running.
"The distance between the knots on the log-line should contain 1/120 of a mile, supposing the glass to run exactly half a minute." [Jorge Juan and Antonio de Ulloa, "A Voyage to South America" 1760]
The verb meaning "to tie in a knot" is from 1547. Knot-hole is from 1726. Knothead "stupid person" is from 1940.
a tight cluster of people or things; "a small knot of women listened to his sermon"; "the bird had a knot of feathers forming a crest"
2.
any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
3.
a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged; "the saw buckled when it hit a knot"
4.
something twisted and tight and swollen; "their muscles stood out in knots"; "the old man's fists were two great gnarls"; "his stomach was in knots"
5.
a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude [syn: nautical mile]
6.
soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design [syn: slub]
7.
a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere
verb
1.
make into knots; make knots out of; "She knotted her fingers"
2.
tie or fasten into a knot; "knot the shoelaces"
3.
tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story" [syn: ravel] [ant: unknot, ravel]
a lump or join made in string, rope etc by twisting the ends together and drawing tight the loops formed Example: She fastened the string round the parcel, tying it with a knot.
Arabic:
عُقْدَه
Chinese (Simplified):
结
Chinese (Traditional):
結
Czech:
uzel
Danish:
knude
Dutch:
knoop
Estonian:
sõlm
Finnish:
solmu
French:
noeud
German:
der Knoten
Greek:
κόμπος, φιόγκος
Hungarian:
csomó
Icelandic:
hnútur
Indonesian:
simpul
Italian:
nodo
Japanese:
結び目
Korean:
매듭
Latvian:
mezgls
Lithuanian:
mazgas
Norwegian:
knute
Polish:
węzeł
Portuguese (Brazil):
nó
Portuguese (Portugal):
nó
Romanian:
nod
Russian:
узел
Slovak:
uzol
Slovenian:
vozel
Spanish:
nudo
Swedish:
knut
Turkish:
düğüm
knot2[not]noun
a lump in wood at the join between a branch and the trunk Example: This wood is full of knots.
Arabic:
عُقْدَه في غُصْن الشَّجَره
Chinese (Simplified):
（树木的）节
Chinese (Traditional):
(樹木的)節
Czech:
suk
Danish:
knude
Dutch:
kwast
Estonian:
oksakoht
Finnish:
oksankohta
French:
noeud
German:
der Astknorren
Greek:
ρόζος
Hungarian:
görcs
Icelandic:
kvistur
Indonesian:
bonggol
Italian:
nodo
Japanese:
節
Korean:
마디
Latvian:
māzers, koka izaugums
Lithuanian:
šaka
Norwegian:
kvist
Polish:
sęk
Portuguese (Brazil):
nó
Portuguese (Portugal):
nó
Romanian:
nod
Russian:
нарост
Slovak:
hrča
Slovenian:
grča
Spanish:
nudo
Swedish:
kvist
Turkish:
budak
knot3[not]noun
a group or gathering Example: a small knot of peopl
Arabic:
زُمْرَه، مَجْموعَه
Chinese (Simplified):
一小群
Chinese (Traditional):
一群
Czech:
hlouček
Danish:
klynge
Dutch:
kluitje
Estonian:
rühm
Finnish:
ryhmä
French:
groupe
German:
der Haufen
Greek:
ομάδα
Hungarian:
csoport
Icelandic:
hópur, þyrping
Indonesian:
kelompok
Italian:
capannello
Japanese:
群れ
Korean:
무리
Latvian:
(ļaužu) grupa
Lithuanian:
būrelis
Norwegian:
klynge, liten gruppe
Polish:
gromadka
Portuguese (Brazil):
grupo
Portuguese (Portugal):
grupo
Romanian:
grup
Russian:
кучка
Slovak:
hlúčik
Slovenian:
gruča
Spanish:
grupo, corrillo
Swedish:
klunga, grupp
Turkish:
küme, grup, topluluk
knot4[not]noun
a measure of speed for ships (about 1.85 km per hour)
Arabic:
عَقْدَه بَحْرِيَّه
Chinese (Simplified):
海里
Chinese (Traditional):
海裡
Czech:
uzel
Danish:
knob
Dutch:
knoop
Estonian:
sõlm
Finnish:
solmu
French:
noeud
German:
der Knoten
Greek:
κόμβος
Hungarian:
csomó
Icelandic:
hnútur (1 sjómíla á klst.)
Indonesian:
knot
Italian:
nodo
Japanese:
ノット
Korean:
노트
Latvian:
(jūrniecībā) mezgls
Lithuanian:
mazgas
Norwegian:
knop
Polish:
węzeł
Portuguese (Brazil):
nó
Romanian:
nod maritim
Russian:
узел
Slovak:
uzol
Slovenian:
morski vozel
Spanish:
nudo
Swedish:
knop
Turkish:
deniz mili
knot[not]verb
to tie in a knot Example: He knotted the rope around the post.
Pine Knot, KY (CDP, FIPS 61122) Location: 36.66394 N, 84.43888 W Population (1990): 1549 (581 housing units) Area: 16.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Fig"ure\ (?; 135), n. [F., figure, L. figura; akin to fingere to form, shape, feign. See Feign.]1. The form of anything; shape; outline; appearance. Flowers have all exquisite figures. --Bacon. 2. The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modeling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body; as, a figure in bronze; a figure cut in marble. A coin that bears the figure of an angel. --Shak. 3. A pattern in cloth, paper, or other manufactured article; a design wrought out in a fabric; as, the muslin was of a pretty figure. 4. (Geom.) A diagram or drawing; made to represent a magnitude or the relation of two or more magnitudes; a surface or space inclosed on all sides; -- called superficial when inclosed by lines, and solid when inclosed by surface; any arrangement made up of points, lines, angles, surfaces, etc. 5. The appearance or impression made by the conduct or carrer of a person; as, a sorry figure. I made some figure there. --Dryden. Gentlemen of the best figure in the county. --Blackstone. 6. Distinguished appearance; magnificence; conspicuous representation; splendor; show. That he may live in figure and indulgence. --Law. 7. A character or symbol representing a number; a numeral; a digit; as, 1, 2,3, etc. 8. Value, as expressed in numbers; price; as, the goods are estimated or sold at a low figure. [Colloq.] With nineteen thousand a year at the very lowest figure. --Thackeray. 9. A person, thing, or action, conceived of as analogous to another person, thing, or action, of which it thus becomes a type or representative. Who is the figure of Him that was to come. --Rom. v. 14. 10. (Rhet.) A mode of expressing abstract or immaterial ideas by words which suggest pictures or images from the physical world; pictorial language; a trope; hence, any deviation from the plainest form of statement. To represent the imagination under the figure of a wing. --Macaulay. 11. (Logic) The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term. 12. (Dancing) Any one of the several regular steps or movements made by a dancer. 13. (Astrol.) A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses. --Johnson. 14. (Music) (a) Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression. --Grove. (b) A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a musical or motive; a florid embellishment. Note: Figures are often written upon the staff in music to denote the kind of measure. They are usually in the form of a fraction, the upper figure showing how many notes of the kind indicated by the lower are contained in one measure or bar. Thus, 2/4 signifies that the measure contains two quarter notes. The following are the principal figures used for this purpose: 2/22/42/8 4/22/44/8 3/23/43/8 6/46/46/8 Academy figure, Canceled figures, Lay figure, etc. See under Academy, Cancel, Lay, etc. Figure caster, or Figure flinger, an astrologer. "This figure caster." --Milton. Figure flinging, the practice of astrology. Figure-of-eight knot, a knot shaped like the figure 8. See Illust. under Knot. Figure painting, a picture of the human figure, or the act or art of depicting the human figure. Figure stone (Min.), agalmatolite. Figure weaving, the art or process of weaving figured fabrics. To cut a figure, to make a display. [Colloq.] --Sir W. Scott.
Knit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Knit or Knitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Knitting.] [OE. knitten, knutten, As. cnyttan, fr. cnotta knot; akin to Icel. kn?ta, Sw. knyta, Dan. knytte. See Knot.]1. To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying. A great sheet knit at the four corners. --Acts x. 11. When your head did but ache, I knit my handkercher about your brows. --Shak. 2. To form, as a textile fabric, by the interlacing of yarn or thread in a series of connected loops, by means of needles, either by hand or by machinery; as, to knit stockings. 3. To join; to cause to grow together. Nature can not knit the bones while the parts are under a discharge. --Wiseman. 4. To unite closely; to connect; to engage; as, hearts knit together in love. Thy merit hath my duty strongly knit. --Shak. Come, knit hands, and beat the ground, In a light fantastic round. --Milton. A link among the days, toknit The generations each to each. --Tennyson. 5. To draw together; to contract into wrinkles. He knits his brow and shows an angry eye. --Shak.
Knot\, n. [OE. knot, knotte, AS. cnotta; akin to D. knot, OHG. chnodo, chnoto, G. knoten, Icel. kn?tr, Sw. knut, Dan. knude, and perh. to L. nodus. Cf. Knout, Knit.]1. (a) A fastening together of the pars or ends of one or more threads, cords, ropes, etc., by any one of various ways of tying or entangling. (b) A lump or loop formed in a thread, cord, rope. etc., as at the end, by tying or interweaving it upon itself. (c) An ornamental tie, as of a ribbon. Note: The names of knots vary according to the manner of their making, or the use for which they are intended; as, dowknot, reef knot, stopper knot, diamond knot, etc. 2. A bond of union; a connection; a tie. "With nuptial knot." --Shak. Ere we knit the knot that can never be loosed. --Bp. Hall. 3. Something not easily solved; an intricacy; a difficulty; a perplexity; a problem. Knots worthy of solution. --Cowper. A man shall be perplexed with knots, and problems of business, and contrary affairs. --South. 4. A figure the lines of which are interlaced or intricately interwoven, as in embroidery, gardening, etc. "Garden knots." --Bacon. Flowers worthy of paradise, which, not nice art In beds and curious knots, but nature boon Poured forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain. --Milton. 5. A cluster of persons or things; a collection; a group; a hand; a clique; as, a knot of politicians. "Knots of talk." --Tennyson. His ancient knot of dangerous adversaries. --Shak. Palms in cluster, knots of Paradise. --Tennyson. As they sat together in small, separate knots, they discussed doctrinal and metaphysical points of belief. --Sir W. Scott. 6. A portion of a branch of a tree that forms a mass of woody fiber running at an angle with the grain of the main stock and making a hard place in the timber. A loose knot is generally the remains of a dead branch of a tree covered by later woody growth. 7. A knob, lump, swelling, or protuberance. With lips serenely placid, felt the knot Climb in her throat. --Tennyson. 8. A protuberant joint in a plant. 9. The point on which the action of a story depends; the gist of a matter. [Obs.] I shoulde to the knotte condescend, And maken of her walking soon an end. --Chaucer. 10. (Mech.) See Node. 11. (Naut.) (a) 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. Hence: (b) A nautical mile, or 6080.27 feet; as, when a ship goes eight miles an hour, her speed is said to be eight knots. 12. A kind of epaulet. See Shoulder knot. 13. (Zo["o]l.) 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. Note: The name is said to be derived from King Canute, this bird being a favorite article of food with him. The knot that called was Canutus' bird of old, Of that great king of Danes his name that still doth hold, His appetite to please that far and near was sought. --Drayton.
![[P]](http://cache.lexico.com/g/d/premium_mh.gif){kind=small}
Audio Help [not] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, knot·ted, knot·ting. 
