knot

knot
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 strands]
Syn. tie, hitch, splice, ligature, bond, bow.
Types of knots include: anchor, sheet bend, timber hitch, bowknot, clove hitch, carrick bend, half crown, diamond hitch, figure-of-eight, fisherman's bend, flat, Windsor, square, granny, half hitch, inside clinch, thief, outside clinch, lanyard, loop, mesh, midshipman's hitch, open hand, overhand, rolling hitch, round seizing, bowline on a bight, running bowline, sheepshank, shroud, running, slide, single, slip, stopper, surgeon's, trefoil, weaver's hitch, stevedore's, harness hitch, reef, cat's-paw, Blackwall hitch, magnus hitch, halyard bend.
2. [A hard or twisted portion]
Syn. snarl, tangle, gnarl, snag, bunch, contortion, coil, spiral, warp, screw, helix, perplexity, entanglement, twist, twirl, whirl, whorl.
3. [A group]
Syn. cluster, clump, assortment, gathering; see bunch 1 , collection 2 .
• tie the knot*,
Syn. wed, get married, get hitched*; see marry 1 .
v.
Syn. bind, tie, hitch, snarl; see entangle , fasten 1 , tie 2 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
1. tie twist, loop, bow, braid, plait, intertwinement, tangle, entanglement, mat, kink, snarl.
2. lump bump, protuberance, knob, gnarl, nub, node.
3. bunch group, aggregation, mob, swarm, gathering, mass, assemblage.
4. complex problem complexity, Gordian knot, puzzle, difficulty, horns of a dilemma, labyrinth.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. That which unites or binds: bond, ligament, ligature, link, nexus, tie, vinculum, yoke. See CONNECT. 2. A number of individuals making up or considered a unit: array, band2, batch, bevy, body, bunch, bundle, clump, cluster, clutch2, collection, group, lot, party, set2. See GROUP. 3. Something that is intricately and often bewilderingly complex: cat's cradle, entanglement, jungle, labyrinth, maze, mesh (often used in plural), morass, skein, snarl2, tangle, web. See SIMPLE. 4. A part that protrudes or extends outward: bulge, jut, knob, overhang, projection, protrusion, protuberance. See CONVEX. 5. An unevenness or elevation on a surface: bump, hump, knob, lump1, nub, protuberance. See CONVEX. 6. A small raised area of skin resulting from a light blow or an insect sting, for example: bump, bunch, lump1, swelling. See CONVEX. II verb To make fast or firmly fixed, as by means of a cord or rope: bind, fasten, secure, tie, tie up. See KEEP, TIGHTEN.

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  • knot — knot1 [nät] n. [ME knotte < OE cnotta, akin to Du knot, Swed knut, Ger knoten < IE * gn eu t < base * gen , to press together > KNOB, KNEAD] 1. a lump or knob in a thread, cord, etc., formed by passing one free end through a loop and… …   English World dictionary

  • Knot — Knot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Knotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Knotting}.] 1. To tie in or with, or form into, a knot or knots; to form a knot on, as a rope; to entangle. Knotted curls. Drayton. [1913 Webster] As tight as I could knot the noose. Tennyson …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • knot — ► NOUN 1) a fastening made by looping a piece of string, rope, etc. on itself and tightening it. 2) a tangled mass in hair, wool, etc. 3) a protuberance in a stem, branch, or root. 4) a hard mass in wood at the intersection of a trunk with a… …   English terms dictionary

  • Knot — Knot, v. i. 1. To form knots or joints, as in a cord, a plant, etc.; to become entangled. [1913 Webster] Cut hay when it begins to knot. Mortimer. [1913 Webster] 2. To knit knots for fringe or trimming. [1913 Webster] 3. To copulate; said of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • knot — [n1] bow, loop bond, braid, bunch, coil, connection, contortion, entanglement, gnarl, helix, hitch, joint, kink, ligament, ligature, link, mat, nexus, perplexity, rosette, screw, snag, snarl, spiral, splice, tangle, tie, twirl, twist, vinculum,… …   New thesaurus

  • knot|ty — «NOT ee», adjective, ti|er, ti|est. 1. full of knots: »knotty wood. ... the knotty side of an old Pollarel tree (Keats). A modern kitchen with knotty pine cabinets and exhaust fans (New York Times). SYNONYM(S): gnarled …   Useful english dictionary

  • knot — knot. См. узел. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Knot — (Kanutsvogel), so v.w. Strandläufer …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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