noun Download 🔗Share A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops. Examples : "Climbers must make sure that all knots are both secure and of types that will not weaken the rope." material nautical technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (of hair, etc) A tangled clump. Examples : "My daughter's hair had a large knot at the back, so she needed help untangling it. " appearance body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A maze-like pattern. Examples : "The Celtic knot design on the bookmark was intricate and beautiful. " art style Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A non-self-intersecting closed curve in (e.g., three-dimensional) space that is an abstraction of a knot (in sense 1 above). Examples : "A knot can be defined as a non-self-intersecting broken line whose endpoints coincide: when such a knot is constrained to lie in a plane, then it is simply a polygon." math physics space Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A difficult situation. Examples : "I got into a knot when I inadvertently insulted a policeman." situation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The whorl left in lumber by the base of a branch growing out of the tree's trunk. Examples : "When preparing to tell stories at a campfire, I like to set aside a pile of pine logs with lots of knots, since they burn brighter and make dramatic pops and cracks." material nature plant part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Local swelling in a tissue area, especially skin, often due to injury. Examples : "Jeremy had a knot on his head where he had bumped it on the bedframe." medicine body anatomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A protuberant joint in a plant. Examples : "The carpenter carefully sanded the wooden plank to remove the rough knot. " plant biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any knob, lump, swelling, or protuberance. Examples : "The old oak tree had a large knot on its trunk. " body medicine anatomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The swelling of the bulbus glandis in members of the dog family, Canidae Examples : "The dog's knot was noticeable after its run in the park. " anatomy physiology animal biology body part organ Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The point on which the action of a story depends; the gist of a matter. Examples : "the knot of the tale" story literature point aspect Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A node. Examples : "The rope had a tight knot in the middle. " nautical thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A kind of epaulet; a shoulder knot. Examples : "The marching band leader's uniform had a gold knot on each shoulder. " military wear Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A group of people or things. Examples : "The knot of worried parents gathered outside the school office. " group Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A bond of union; a connection; a tie. Examples : "The strong knot of friendship between the two students meant they supported each other through the difficult math exam. " structure nautical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A unit of speed, equal to one nautical mile per hour. (From the practice of counting the number of knots in the log-line (as it is paid out) in a standard time. Traditionally spaced at one every 1/120 of a mile.) Examples : "Cedric claimed his old yacht could make 12 knots." nautical sailing unit vehicle Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A nautical mile Examples : "The sailboat sailed for two knots. " nautical sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The bulbus glandis Examples : "The doctor examined the patient's knot and found it swollen. " animal anatomy biology physiology body organ sex Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share In omegaverse fiction, a bulbus glandis-like structure on the penis of a male alpha, which ties him to an omega during intercourse. Examples : "In omegaverse stories, the alpha's knot swells during mating, ensuring a strong bond with their omega partner. " sex anatomy body physiology literature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To form into a knot; to tie with a knot or knots. Examples : "We knotted the ends of the rope to keep it from unravelling." nautical action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To form wrinkles in the forehead, as a sign of concentration, concern, surprise, etc. Examples : "She knotted her brow in concentration while attempting to unravel the tangled strands." appearance body physiology emotion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To unite closely; to knit together. Examples : "The students needed to knot their resources together to complete the group project. " action nautical sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To entangle or perplex; to puzzle. Examples : "The complicated instructions for the science project knotted my brain. " mind character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To form knots. Examples : "The fisherman carefully knotted the fishing line before casting it into the lake. " action nautical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To knit knots for a fringe. Examples : "The seamstress was knotting small knots into the fabric to create a decorative fringe for her new quilt. " material style action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One of a variety of shore birds; the red-breasted sandpiper (variously Calidris canutus or Tringa canutus). Examples : "My grandfather used to identify different kinds of shorebirds, and a common knot was often seen near the estuary. " bird animal nature biology ecology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading