knot
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3.0
- noun
- /nɑt/
:
nudo
- She found a tight knot in the muscle of her back that was causing pain.
- a pine knot
- a knot of fibers
- a small knot
John looks down into the depths of a knot in a Pinewood floor.
- John looks down into the depths of a knot in a Pinewood floor.
- But there was one knot in the neck, you know, like that.
- I tell you, if you got a knot, you got some soreness.
- And we brought the tree knot with us.
- He said, imagine a branch on a tree and every knot on that branch is one of those stories.
Examples
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Yeah, you got a knot right there.
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Cramps spasmed in White Ash's legs, and the hunger knot in her belly constricted.
Fiction book (1992) -
But there was one knot in the neck, you know, like that.
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I tell you, if you got a knot, you got some soreness.
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The blankets were all in a knot; he must have been fighting them in his sleep again.
Fiction book (1990) -
Now Pat Parker's stomach formed a tight knot as a wave of panic passed through her.
Fiction book (1990) -
Maria's questions lay in hard knots at the bottom of my stomach.
Fiction book (1993) -
Make sure to avoid as many knots and cracks as possible because those are weak points in the wood and you don't want your chair to break when you sit on it.
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A most prized quality of meiboku is an absence of knots or other imperfections in the wood.
Academic text (1997) -
A boxwood comb got the knots out of Lady Dai's hair; a thinner-toothed version smoothed it down.
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
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2.0
A small solid piece of something without a regular shape
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9.3
A hard, knotted lump on a tree or body part
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9.9
A small thick part in yarn that makes cloth look uneven
A hard piece of pine wood from where a branch meets the trunk that burns brightly
A small rounded lump in yarn or fabric that makes the surface uneven
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.9
A knot used to join two ends of rope or cord by tying two opposite small knots
- Specialized
A simple tie that joins two ropes securely, often used in sailing and wrapping packages
- Specialized
A knot tied at the end of a rope to stop the end passing through an opening
- Specialized
A way of tying two rope ends by crossing them left then right to hold bandages or sails
A small decorative cord or tassel that hangs from a sword hilt and keeps the sword tied to the wrist
- Specialized
To tie one rope or thread temporarily to the middle of another rope to join them
How Twisted
Surface Forms
Etymology
Knot (wood) also comes from the old meaning 'lump' or bump in material, and people used the same word for the hard, round place where a branch met the tree. That's why a knot in wood is a tough, round spot left by a branch.