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Meaning
Noun
●
A
looping
of a piece
of
string
or of any other long,
flexible
material
that cannot be
untangled
without
passing
one or both
ends
of the
material
through its loops.
●
A
tangled
clump.
●
A maze-like pattern.
●
In Curves & Mathematics:
A non-self-intersecting
closed curve
in (e.g;
three-dimensional
)
space
that is an
abstraction
of a
knot
(in
sense
1 above).
●
A
difficult
situation.
●
The
whorl
left
in
lumber
by the
base
of a
branch
growing out of
the tree's trunk.
●
Local
swelling
in a
tissue
area, especially
skin
, often due to injury.
●
A
tightened
and
contracted
part of a
muscle
that
feels like
a
hard
lump
under the skin.
●
A
protuberant
joint
in a plant.
●
Any
knob
,
lump
,
swelling
, or protuberance.
●
The
swelling
of the
bulbus glandis
in members of the
dog
family, Canidae.
●
The point on which the
action
of
a story
depends
; the
gist
of a matter.
●
In Engineering:
A node.
●
A
kind of
epaulet
; a
shoulder
knot.
●
A group of people or things.
●
A
bond
of
union
; a
connection
; a tie.
●
In Aviation & Nautical:
A
unit
of
speed
,
equal
to one
nautical mile
per
hour
. (From the
practice
of
counting
the number of
knots
in the log-line (
as it is
paid out
) in a
standard time
. Traditionally
spaced
at one
every ¹⁄₁₂₀ of a
mile
.)
●
In Aviation:
A
unit
of
indicated airspeed
,
calibrated airspeed
, or
equivalent airspeed
, which
varies
in its
relation
to the
unit
of
speed
so as to
compensate
for the effects of different
ambient
atmospheric
conditions
on
aircraft
performance.
●
In Nautical & Units of measure:
A
nautical
mile.
●
The bulbus glandis.
●
In Omegaverse & Sexuality:
In
omegaverse
fiction
, a bulbus glandis-like structure on the
penis
of a
male alpha
, which
ties
him to an
omega
during intercourse.
●
For more
quotations
using this
term
, see Citations:knot.
●
In Scolopacids:
One of a
variety
of
shore birds
; red-breasted
sandpiper
(variously Calidris canutus or Tringa canutus).
Verb
●
To form into a
knot
; to
tie
with a
knot
or
knot
s.
●
In Animal body parts & Genitalia:
To form
wrinkles
in the
forehead
, as a
sign
of
concentration
,
concern
,
surprise
, etc.
●
To
unite
closely
; to
knit
together.
●
To
entangle
or
perplex
; to puzzle.
●
To form knots.
●
To
knit
knots
for a fringe.
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Synonyms
Kt
Nm
Bind
Tie
Knit
Attach
Baffle
Join
Flummox
Confuse
Put Together
Antonyms
Loosen
Unbind
Unknot
Untie
Related
Braid
Stitch
Rope
Twist
Clasp
Zipper
Lace
Bun
Sheath
Ponytail
Curl
Thread
Noose
Bow
Scarf
Sock
Cord
Necklace
Corset
Skirt
Ring
Collar
Flap
Weave
Hair
Ribbon
Neckline
Quilt
Sweater
String
Strap
Hook
Headband
Braids
Nail
Shirt
Curls
Belt
Suture
Wire
Triangle
Jacket
Seam
Halter
Drawstring
Blade
Tail
Ball
Stitches
Darning Needle
Clove Hitch
Rubber Band
Basket Weave
Saddle Stitch
Pony Tail
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Rhymes
Pot
Tot
Sot
Cot
Bot
Hot
Got
Dot
Lot
Not
Rot
Jot
Mot
Wot
Thot
Swat
Clot
Blot
Brat
Phot
Swot
Swat
Khat
Grot
Plot
What
Shot
Frot
Spot
Scot
Slot
Trot
Knot
Watt
Quat
Snot
Yacht
Squat
Zakat
Scott
Allot
Ribat
Besot
Begot
Asquat
Forgot
Shevat
Diktat
Fembot
Cannot
Garrote
Shallot
Red-Hot
Calotte
Complot
Gavotte
White-Hot
Screenshot
Diddly-Squat
Doodly-Squat
You-Know-What
A Lot
Piping Hot
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