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knot

/nɑt/noun, verb1 syllable

Knot means: a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere.

Synonyms for knot18

noun, as in a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere

greyback, grayback, Calidris canutus

noun, as in soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design

slub, burl

noun, as in something twisted and tight and swollen

gnarl

verb, as in tangle or complicate

ravel, tangle

also used for knot

kn, kt, nm, bind, tie, knit, attach, join, put together, flummox

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Opposites of knot

unknot

What does knot mean?10

noun

1

a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere

2

soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design

3

something twisted and tight and swollen“their muscles stood out in knots”

4

a tight cluster of people or things“a small knot of women listened to his sermon”

5

any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object

6

a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged“the saw buckled when it hit a knot”

7

(of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour

verb

1

tangle or complicate“a ravelled story”

2

make into knots; make knots out of“She knotted her fingers”

3

tie or fasten into a knot“knot the shoelaces”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with knot?28

two syllables

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All 28 rhymes for knot, grouped by syllable

Knot in a sentence

  • Even when tied in a thousand knots, the string is still but one.carlosalberto
  • Knots tied in such a way will come undone, unfortunately.terrywallwork
  • Bill was single until he tied the knot last week.gin
  • When are you planning to tie the knot?CK
  • I fully endorse their plan to tie the knot.Nuel
  • I should have tied the knot with your brother.Nuel
  • You tie a knot in it and that's it.lukaszpp
  • Do you know how to tie a square knot?CK

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Forms of knot

as a noun

plural
knots

as a verb

past tense
knotted
present participle
knotting
third-person singular
knots
past participle
knotted