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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”
noun
(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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