nnoun.groupa tight cluster of people or thingsExamples:- a small knot of women listened to his sermon
- the bird had a knot of feathers forming a crest
Hypernyms:bunch clump cluster clustering
Inherited Hypernyms:knotbunchagglomerationcollectiongroupabstractionentity
nnoun.artifactany of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another objectDerivationally Related Form:knottyknot
Hypernyms:fastener fastening fixing holdfast
Inherited Hypernyms:knotfastenerrestraintdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Gordian knotTurk's headbarrel knotblood knotbowbowknotcarrick bendclove hitchfigure eightfigure of eightfisherman's bendfisherman's knothalf hitchhawser bendhitchloop knotlove knotlover's knotlovers' knotoverhand knotprolonge knotsailor's breastplatesheepshankslipknotsquare knotstopper knotsurgeon's knottrue lover's knottrue lovers' knottruelove knot
Full Hyponyms:barrel knotblackwall hitchbowbowlinecarrick bendcat's-pawclove hitchfigure eightfisherman's bendfisherman's knotgordian knotgranny knothalf hitchhawser bendhitchloop knotlove knotmagnus hitchmatthew walkeroverhand knotprolonge knotreef knotrolling hitchsheepshanksheet bendslipknotsquare knotstopper knotsurgeon's knottimber hitchturk's headwindsor knot
nnoun.substancea hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emergedExamples:- the saw buckled when it hit a knot
Part Holonyms:board plank
Hypernyms:wood
Inherited Hypernyms:knotwoodplant materialmaterialsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:knotwoodplant materialmaterialsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.time(of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hourHypernyms:rate
Inherited Hypernyms:knotratemagnitude relationrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.shapesomething twisted and tight and swollenSynset:gnarl
Examples:- their muscles stood out in knots
- the old man's fists were two great gnarls
- his stomach was in knots
Derivationally Related Form:knottygnarlyknotgnarl
Hypernyms:distorted shape distortion
Inherited Hypernyms:knotdistorted shapeshapeattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.attributesoft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by designSynset:burl slub
Derivationally Related Form:burl
Hypernyms:raggedness roughness
Inherited Hypernyms:slubroughnesstexturetactile propertypropertyattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.animala sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphereSynset:Calidris canutus grayback greyback
Member Holonyms:Calidris genus Calidris
Hypernyms:sandpiper
Inherited Hypernyms:knotsandpipershorebirdwading birdaquatic birdbirdvertebratechordateanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.creationmake into knots; make knots out ofDerivationally Related Form:knot
Hypernyms:create from raw material create from raw stuff
Inherited Hypernyms:knotcreate from raw materialmake
Direct Hyponyms:macrame
Full Troponyms:macrame
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contacttie or fasten into a knotDerivationally Related Form:knot
Hypernyms:bind tie
Inherited Hypernyms:knottiefastenattachconnect
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contacttangle or complicateSynset:ravel tangle
Antonyms:unknotunravel
Derivationally Related Form:raveltangleknot
Hypernyms:enlace entwine interlace intertwine lace twine
Inherited Hypernyms:ravelintertwinetwistchange shapechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Somebody ---s something PP