Knot

  • 41knot — [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,… …

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  • 42knot — It is an error to mention knots an hour or knots per hour. A knot in this sense refers to a unit of speed, 1 nautical mile an hour. Consequently, the word knot should never be followed by an hour. A ship can travel at 10 knots or at 10 nautical… …

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  • 43knot — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. snarl, tangle; puzzle, problem; cluster, group; lump, node. v. tangle, snarl; tie, bind, fasten. See difficulty, crossing, density, connection, assemblage. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An arrangement of… …

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  • 44knot — m IV, D. a, Ms. knocie; lm M. y 1. «skręcona gruba nić, nasycona woskiem, paląca się w świecy lub taśma bawełniana w lampie olejnej albo naftowej» Podkręcić, przykręcić knot w lampie. Knot kopci, pali się, skwierczy, dymi. ◊ pot. Brać, dostać,… …

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  • 45knot — n 1. interlacement, intertwinement, loop, twist, bend, tie, plexus; slipknot, bowline; bowtie, Windsor knot. 2. frog, bow, rosette, aiguillette, aglet, epaulet. 3. cluster, bunch, clump; gathering, throng, crowd, mob; company, crew, group, band,… …

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  • 46knot —    1. (kn or kt)    a unit of velocity equal to one nautical mile per hour. Knots are customarily used to express speeds at sea, including the speed of the ship as well as the speeds of the wind and of the current. The word comes from the former… …

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  • 47knot — See: TIE IN KNOTS, TIE THE KNOT …

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  • 48knot — See: TIE IN KNOTS, TIE THE KNOT …

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  • 49KNOT — The Knot (Business » NASDAQ Symbols) * Kollectors Of Nasty Old Ties (Miscellaneous » Hobbies) * Kenyir Nature Outdoors Team (Community » Sports) …

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  • 50knot up — phr verb Knot up is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑stomach …

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