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knot
A sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere
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noun
A sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere
noun
Any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
noun
Soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
noun
A tight cluster of people or things
“A small knot of women listened to his sermon”
noun
Something twisted and tight and swollen
“Their muscles stood out in knots”
noun
A hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged
“The saw buckled when it hit a knot”
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(of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour
verb
Tie or fasten into a knot
“Knot the shoelaces”
verb
Tangle or complicate
“A ravelled story”
verb
Make into knots; make knots out of
“She knotted her fingers”
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A small knot of women listened to his sermon
The bird had a knot of feathers forming a crest
Their muscles stood out in knots
The old man's fists were two great gnarls
His stomach was in knots
The saw buckled when it hit a knot
Knot the shoelaces
A ravelled story
She knotted her fingers
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