Meaning : A tight cluster of people or things.
Example :
A small knot of women listened to his sermon.
The bird had a knot of feathers forming a crest.
Meaning : Any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object.
Meaning : A hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged.
Example :
The saw buckled when it hit a knot.
Meaning : (of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour.
Meaning : Something twisted and tight and swollen.
Example :
Their muscles stood out in knots.
The old man's fists were two great gnarls.
His stomach was in knots.
Synonyms : gnarl
Meaning : A sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere.
Synonyms : calidris canutus, grayback, greyback
Meaning : Make into knots. Make knots out of.
Example :
She knotted her fingers.
Meaning : Tie or fasten into a knot.
Example :
Knot the shoelaces.