Definition of knat
1. knot [ n ] a tight cluster of people or things
Examples:
"a small knot of women listened to his sermon"
(W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)
A knot of old worshippers , chiefly women , listened weekly to a sermon .
Synonyms knot Related Terms bunch2. knot [ n ] any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
Used in print:(Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)
His hand went to her shoulder and pushed_aside the knotted scarf that surmounted the striped poplin gown ; then , to better purpose , he took_hold_of the knot and with dextrous fingers , untied it .
Synonyms knot Related Terms fastener bow fisherman's_knot half_hitch clove_hitch hitch prolonge_knot Gordian_knot stopper_knot hawser_bend loop_knot figure_eight love_knot overhand_knot fisherman's_bend sheepshank slipknot square_knot carrick_bend surgeon's_knot Turk's_head Windsor_knot barrel_knot3. knot [ n ] a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged
Examples:
"the saw buckled when it hit a knot"
(Bell I. Wiley, "Home Letters of Johnny Reb and Billy...)
A Michigan soldier stationed in Georgia wrote in 1864 : `` I expect to be tough as a knott as_soon_as I get_over the Georgia Shitts '' .
Synonyms knot Related Terms wood board4. knot [ v ] make into knots; make knots out of
Examples:
"She knotted her fingers"
(Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)
Memory flooded him the instant he opened his eyes and the sick feeling knotted his stomach .
Synonyms knot Related Terms create_from_raw_material macrame5. knot [ v ] tie or fasten into a knot
Examples:
"knot the shoelaces"
6. knot [ v ] tangle or complicate
Examples:
"a ravelled story"
7. knot [ n ] a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters
Synonyms mile naut_mi mi knot international_nautical_mile air_mile nautical_mile Related Terms nautical_linear_unit8. knot [ n ] something twisted and tight and swollen
Examples:
"their muscles stood out in knots"
"the old man's fists were two great gnarls"
"his stomach was in knots"
9. knot [ n ] soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
Synonyms knot burl slub Related Terms roughness burl10. knot [ n ] sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the S hemisphere
Synonyms grayback Calidris_canutus knot Related Terms sandpiper CalidrisSimilar Spelling
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