Knot :: Knot (n.) See Node.

Knot :: Knot (n.) A division of the log line, serving to measure the rate of the vessel's motion. Each knot on the line bears the same proportion to a mile that thirty seconds do to an hour. The number of knots which run off from the reel in half a minute, therefore, shows the number of miles the vessel sails in an hour..

Knot :: Knot (n.) A nautical mile, or 6080.27 feet; as, when a ship goes eight miles an hour, her speed is said to be eight knots..

Knot :: Knot (n.) A kind of epaulet. See Shoulder knot.

Knot :: Knot (n.) A sandpiper (Tringa canutus), found in the northern parts of all the continents, in summer. It is grayish or ashy above, with the rump and upper tail coverts white, barred with dusky. The lower parts are pale brown, with the flanks and under tail coverts white. When fat it is prized by epicures. Called also dunne..

Knot :: Knot (v. t.) To tie in or with, or form into, a knot or knots; to form a knot on, as a rope; to entangle..

Knot :: Knot (v. t.) To unite closely; to knit together.

Knot :: Knot (v. t.) To entangle or perplex; to puzzle.

Knot :: Knot (v. i.) To form knots or joints, as in a cord, a plant, etc.; to become entangled..

Knot :: Knot (v. i.) To knit knots for fringe or trimming.

Knot :: Knot (v. i.) To copulate; -- said of toads.

Knotberry :: Knotberry (n.) The cloudberry (Rudus Chamaemorus); -- so called from its knotted stems.

Knotgrass :: Knotgrass (n.) a common weed with jointed stems (Polygonum aviculare); knotweed.

Knotgrass :: Knotgrass (n.) The dog grass. See under Dog.

Knotless :: Knotless (a.) Free from knots; without knots.

Knotted :: Knotted (imp. & p. p.) of Kno.

Knotted :: Knotted (a.) Full of knots; having knots knurled; as, a knotted cord; the knotted oak..

Knotted :: Knotted (a.) Interwoven; matted; entangled.

Knotted :: Knotted (a.) Having intersecting lines or figures.

Knotted :: Knotted (a.) Characterized by small, detached points, chiefly composed of mica, less decomposable than the mass of the rock, and forming knots in relief on the weathered surface; as, knotted rocks..

Knotted :: Knotted (a.) Entangled; puzzling; knotty.

Knottiness :: Knottiness (n.) The quality or state of being knotty or full of knots.

Knottiness :: Knottiness (n.) Difficulty of solution; intricacy; complication.

Knotting :: Knotting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Kno.

Knotty :: Knotty (superl.) Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; as, knotty timber; a knotty rope..

Knotty :: Knotty (superl.) Hard; rugged; as, a knotty head..

Knotty :: Knotty (superl.) Difficult; intricate; perplexed.

Knotweed :: Knotweed (n.) See Knot/rass.

Knotwort :: Knotwort (n.) A small, herbaceous, trailing plant, of the genus Illecebrum (I. verticillatum)..

Knout :: Knout (n.) A kind of whip for flogging criminals, formerly much used in Russia. The last is a tapering bundle of leather thongs twisted with wire and hardened, so that it mangles the flesh..

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