Definitions
There are 10 meanings of the word
Knot.
How to pronounce knot:
US
Knot - as a noun
A tight cluster of people or things
Example: "A small knot of women listened to his sermon"
Any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
- barrel knot
- blood knot
- bow
- bowknot
- carrick bend
- clove hitch
- figure eight
- figure of eight
- fisherman's bend
- fisherman's knot
- true lover's knot
- truelove knot
- gordian knot
- half hitch
- hawser bend
- hitch
- loop knot
- love knot
- lover's knot
- lovers' knot
- true lover's knot
- true lovers' knot
- overhand knot
- prolonge knot
- sailor's breastplate
- sheepshank
- slipknot
- square knot
- stopper knot
- surgeon's knot
- turk's head
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A hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged
Example: "The saw buckled when it hit a knot"
(of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour
Something twisted and tight and swollen
Example: "Their muscles stood out in knots"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
Soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
A sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
Knot - as a verb
Make into knots; make knots out of
Example: "She knotted her fingers"
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
Tie or fasten into a knot
Example: "Knot the shoelaces"
Example Sentences
"He tied a knot in the rope to secure it."
"The sailor expertly tied the knot."
"She had a knot in her shoelaces."
"The rope had several knots in it."
"He struggled to untie the tight knot."
Word Game Points
Is KNOT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, knot is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
KNOT has a SCRABBLE points total of 8.
Is KNOT a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, knot is valid for Words With Friends
Valid WordKNOT has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 9.
Is KNOT a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, knot is valid for WordFeud
Valid WordKNOT has a WORDFEUD points total of 8.
