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 sailing technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (of hair, etc) A tangled clump. Examples : "After swimming, her long hair was full of knots. " appearance body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A maze-like pattern. Examples : "The garden path was decorated with intricate knots of colorful stones, forming a beautiful maze-like pattern. " style art appearance 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 Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A difficult situation. Examples : "I got into a knot when I inadvertently insulted a policeman." situation condition 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 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 rose bush had several small knots on its stem. " plant biology nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any knob, lump, swelling, or protuberance. Examples : "After falling off my bike, I noticed several painful knots forming on my forehead. " body medicine appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The swelling of the bulbus glandis in members of the dog family, Canidae Examples : "During mating, the veterinarian explained that the "knots," or swelling in the male dog's bulbus glandis, can keep the dogs temporarily connected. " animal anatomy biology body physiology sex 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 Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A node. Examples : "The woodworker carefully examined the knots in the plank before deciding where to cut it. " nautical sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A kind of epaulet; a shoulder knot. Examples : "The marching band uniforms featured bright red knots on each shoulder. " military wear Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A group of people or things. Examples : "A few knots of students gathered outside the library after school to discuss their project. " group Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A bond of union; a connection; a tie. Examples : ""The family's traditions form strong knots of love and support that hold them together." " nautical sailing 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 technical vehicle ocean Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A nautical mile Examples : "The ship traveled 20 knots per hour. " nautical sailing vehicle ocean unit Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The bulbus glandis Examples : "During the dog's mating process, the "knots" kept them temporarily connected. " anatomy animal body organ physiology 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 : "The alpha's knots were a key part of the intimate ritual with his omega. " physiology anatomy sex body literature organism animal 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." body appearance physiology sign Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To unite closely; to knit together. Examples : "The coach knots the team together through hard practices and shared goals. " action process nautical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To entangle or perplex; to puzzle. Examples : "The confusing instructions for the new software knots my brain and I can't figure out how to install it. " mind character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To form knots. Examples : "The girl quickly knots the shoelaces on her sneakers before running outside. " nautical sailing action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To knit knots for a fringe. Examples : "She knots the yarn at the end of the scarf to make a decorative fringe. " material style wear 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 : "During low tide, we saw many knots feeding on the exposed mudflats along the coast. " animal bird nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading