Definition of knot

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Knot (n.) Something not easily solved; an intricacy; a difficulty; a perplexity; a problem.

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Centinody :: Centinody (n.) A weed with a stem of many joints (Illecebrum verticillatum); also, the Polygonum aviculare or knotgrass..
Cuckold''s Knot :: Cuckold's knot () A hitch or knot, by which a rope is secured to a spar, the two parts of the rope being crossed and seized together; -- called also cuckold's neck..
Knit :: Knit (v. t.) To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying..
Kink :: Kink (v. i.) To wind into a kink; to knot or twist spontaneously upon itself, as a rope or thread..
Tress :: Tress (n.) Fig.: A knot or festoon, as of flowers..
Knotty :: Knotty (superl.) Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; as, knotty timber; a knotty rope..
Snarl :: Snarl (n.) A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate complication; embarrassing difficulty..
Knotted :: Knotted (a.) Interwoven; matted; entangled.
Knurled :: Knurled (a.) Full of knots; gnarled.
Knotberry :: Knotberry (n.) The cloudberry (Rudus Chamaemorus); -- so called from its knotted stems.
Skein :: Skein (n.) A quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel, -- usually tied in a sort of knot..
Quipu :: Quipu (n.) A contrivance employed by the ancient Peruvians, Mexicans, etc., as a substitute for writing and figures, consisting of a main cord, from which hung at certain distances smaller cords of various colors, each having a special meaning, as silver, gold, corn, soldiers. etc. Single, double, and triple knots were tied in the smaller cords, representing definite numbers. It was chiefly used for arithmetical purposes, and to register important facts and events..
Bowknot :: Bowknot (n.) A knot in which a portion of the string is drawn through in the form of a loop or bow, so as to be readily untied..
Knot :: Knot (n.) A protuberant joint in a plant.
Nodular :: Nodular (a.) Of, pertaining to, or in the form of, a nodule or knot..
Sleave :: Sleave (n.) The knotted or entangled part of silk or thread.
Knot :: Knot (n.) A lump or loop formed in a thread, cord, rope. etc., as at the end, by tying or interweaving it upon itself..
Cicisbeo :: Cicisbeo (n.) A knot of silk or ribbon attached to a fan, walking stick, etc..
Tringa :: Tringa (n.) A genus of limicoline birds including many species of sandpipers. See Dunlin, Knot, and Sandpiper..
Bow :: Bow (v. t.) An ornamental knot, with projecting loops, formed by doubling a ribbon or string..
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