Definição de 'knot'

Frequência da palavra

knot

(nɒt )

Formas da palavra: plural, 3rd person singular present tense knots , present participle knotting , past tense, past participle knotted

1. substantivo contável

If you tie a knot in a piece of string, rope, cloth, or other material, you pass one end or part of it through a loop and pull it tight.

One lace had broken and been tied in a knot.

Sinônimos: connection, tie, bond, joint Mais sinônimos de knot

2. verbo

If you knot a piece of string, rope, cloth, or other material, you pass one end or part of it through a loop and pull it tight.

He knotted the laces securely together. [VERB noun with together]

He knotted the bandanna around his neck. [VERB noun]

...a knotted rope. [VERB-ed]

Sinônimos: tie, secure, bind, weave Mais sinônimos de knot

3. substantivo contável [usually NOUN of noun]

A knot of people is a group of people who are standing very close together.

[written]

A little knot of men stood clapping.

Sinônimos: group, company, set, band Mais sinônimos de knot

4. substantivo contável

If you feel a knot in your stomach, you get an uncomfortable tight feeling in your stomach, usually because you are afraid or excited.

There was a knot of tension in his stomach. [+ of]

5. verbo

If your stomach knots or if something knots it, it feels tight because you are afraid or excited.

I felt my stomach knot with apprehension. [VERB]

The old dread knotted her stomach. [VERB noun]

Sinônimos: tighten, become tense, tauten, stretch Mais sinônimos de knot

6. verbo

If part of your face or your muscles knot, they become tense, usually because you are worried or angry.

His forehead knotted in a frown. [VERB]

...his knotted muscles. [VERB-ed]

7. substantivo contável

A knot in a piece of wood is a small hard area where a branch grew.

8. substantivo contável

A knot is a unit of speed. The speed of ships, aircraft, and winds is measured in knots.

They travel at speeds of up to 30 knots.

...thirteen knot winds.

See to tie yourself in knots

10.

See to tie the knot

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knot in British English 1

(nɒt )

substantivo

any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a piece of rope, cord, etc, in upon itself, to another piece of rope, or to another object

a prescribed method of tying a particular knot

a tangle, as in hair or string

a decorative bow or fastening, as of ribbon or braid

a small cluster or huddled group

a tie or bond

the marriage knot

a difficult problem

a protuberance or lump of plant tissues, such as that occurring on the trunks of certain trees

a hard mass of wood at the point where a branch joins the trunk of a tree

a cross section of this, usually roundish and cross-grained, visible in a piece of timber

10.

a sensation of constriction, caused by tension or nervousness

his stomach was tying itself in knots

11.

a. pathology

a lump of vessels or fibres formed in a part, as in a muscle

b. anatomy

a protuberance on an organ or part

12.

a unit of speed used by nautical vessels and aircraft, being one nautical mile (about 1.15 statute miles or 1.85 km) per hour

13.

one of a number of equally spaced knots on a log line used to indicate the speed of a ship in nautical miles per hour

14. at a rate of knots

15. tie someone in knots

16. tie the knot

verboFormas da palavra: knots, knotting or knotted

17. (transitive)

to tie or fasten in a knot

18.

to form or cause to form into a knot

19.

to ravel or entangle or become ravelled or entangled

20. (transitive)

to make (an article or a design) by tying thread in an interlaced pattern of ornamental knots, as in macramé

Formas derivadas

knotter (ˈknotter)

substantivo

knotless (ˈknotless)

adjectivo

knotlike (ˈknotˌlike)

adjectivo

Origem da palavra knot

Old English cnotta; related to Old High German knoto, Old Norse knūtr

Frequência da palavra

knot in British English 2

(nɒt )

substantivo

a small northern sandpiper, Calidris canutus, with a short bill and grey plumage

Origem da palavra knot

C15: of unknown origin

Frequência da palavra

knot in American English 1

(nɑt )

substantivo

a lump or knob in a thread, cord, etc., formed by passing one free end through a loop and drawing it tight, or by a tangle drawn tight

a fastening made by intertwining or tying together pieces of string, cord, rope, etc.

an ornamental bow of ribbon or twist of braid; cockade; epaulet

a small group or cluster

something that ties or fastens closely or intricately; bond of union; esp., the bond of marriage

a problem; difficulty; entanglement

a knotlike part; node or lump [a knot in a tense muscle]

; specif.,

a hard lump on a tree where a branch grows out

a cross section of such a lump, appearing as cross-grained in a board or log

a joint on a plant stem where two leaves grow out

any of several fungal diseases of trees, in which abnormal protuberances appear

8. Nautical

a. Obsolete

any of the knots tied at regular intervals in a line used in measuring a ship's speed

a unit of speed of one nautical mile (6,076.12 feet or 1,852 meters) an hour

abbrev. kn or kt

to average a speed of 10 knots

c. Loosely

nautical mile

verbo transitivoFormas da palavra: ˈknotted or ˈknotting

to tie, fasten, or intertwine in or with a knot or knots; make a knot or knots in

10.

to tie or unite closely or intricately; entangle

11.

to make ( fringe) by tying knots

verbo intransitivo

12.

to form a knot or knots; become entangled

13.

to make knots for fringe

Expressões:

tie the knot

Origem da palavra knot

ME knotte < OE cnotta, akin to Du knot, Swed knut, Ger knoten < IE *gn-eu-t < base *gen-, to press together > knob, knead

Frequência da palavra

knot in American English 2

(nɑt )

substantivo

any of various sandpipers (genus Calidris); esp., a large, migratory species (C. canutus) that breeds in arctic regions

Origem da palavra knot

rare ME knotte < ?

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Secure with a knot at either end.The knot garden seems rather fitting for this old romantic.She was still in her wedding dress after tying the knot there hours earlier.There was a little knot of people at the top of the steps.They tied the knot at a small ceremony for close friends and family. Sometimes the knot of hair is as big as their head.Pull the thread so that a knot forms on the edge of the fabric.You watch with a knot in your stomach.But which of our housewives will tie the knot?We go through our lives knowing only how to tie one or two knots.

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Which bird am I?

any large shore bird of the genus Numenius, such as N. arquata of Europe and Asia: family Scolopacidae (sandpipers, etc), order Charadriiformes. They have a long downward-curving bill and occur in northern and arctic regions

curlew godwit snipe

Which bird am I?

a large fruit-eating native pigeon, Hemiphagia novaeseelandiae, of forest areas

bunting New Zealand pigeon shoebill

Which bird am I?

an Australian cockatoo, Kakatoe roseicapilla, having grey wings, back, and crest and a pink body

diver galah hoopoe

Which bird am I?

any European songbird of the genus Phoenicurus, esp P. phoenicurus, in which the male has a black throat, orange-brown tail and breast, and grey back: family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc)

redstart reedling robin

Which bird am I?

a small American egret, Egretta thula, having a white plumage, yellow legs, and a black bill

kotuku snowy egret willet

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