Knot

  • 31knot — 1. An intertwining of the ends of two cords, tapes, or sutures, in such a way that they cannot easily become separated; or a similar twining or infolding of a cord in its continuity. 2. In anatomy or pathology, a node, ganglion, or circumscribed… …

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  • 32knot — 1. noun 1) make a small knot Syn: tie, twist, loop, bow, hitch, half hitch, clove hitch, join, fastening; square knot, reef knot, slip knot, overhand knot, granny knot; tangle, entanglement 2) …

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  • 33KNOT — Infobox Radio station name = KNOT airdate = 1957 frequency = 1450 (kHz) city = Prescott, Arizona area = Flagstaff Prescott, Arizona format = Classic Country owner = Guyann Corporation power = 1,000 watts class = C branding = 1450 KNOT Classic… …

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  • 34knot — knot1 [ nat ] noun count ** ▸ 1 where rope etc. is tied ▸ 2 unit of speed ▸ 3 hard place in wood ▸ 4 woman s hairstyle ▸ 5 group of people/things ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a point where string, rope, or cloth is tied together, or is twisted together and… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 35knot — Node Node (n[=o]d), n. [L. nodus; perh. akin to E. knot. Cf. {Noose}, {Nowed}.] 1. A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically: (a) (Astron.) One of the two points where the orbit of a planet, or comet, intersects… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 36knot — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cnotta; akin to Old High German knoto knot Date: before 12th century 1. a. an interlacement of the parts of one or more flexible bodies forming a lump or knob (as for fastening or tying… …

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  • 37Knot in 3D — Infobox VG| title = Knot in 3D developer = Malcolm Evans publisher = New Generation Software released = 1983 genre=Arcade platforms = ZX Spectrum requirements = 48K RAM media = Cassette Knot in 3D is a ZX Spectrum game by Malcolm Evans,… …

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  • 38knot — [OE] The word knot goes back ultimately to a prehistoric Germanic *knūdn , whose underlying meaning was ‘round lump’. This only emerged in the English word (in such senses as ‘point from which a branch has grown’) in the Middle English period,… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 39knot — knot1 noun 1》 a fastening made by looping a piece of string, rope, etc. on itself and tightening it.     ↘a tangled mass in hair, wool, etc.     ↘an ornamental ribbon. 2》 a protuberance or node in a stem, branch, or root.     ↘a hard mass in wood …

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  • 40knot —   1. Tied. Hīpu u, hīpu upu u, kipu u, nīpu u;    ♦ fancy knot, pu u;    ♦ knot in a fish net, a a pu upu u, See slipknot, topknot.    ♦ To knot the meshes of a net, hi a.   2. In a tree. Kīnā o ka lā au.   3. In flesh. Lā au.   4. Nautical. Mile …

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