KNOT — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
knot
A sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere.
Any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object.
Soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design.
A tight cluster of people or things.
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- A small knot of women listened to his sermon.
A unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters.
Something twisted and tight and swollen.
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- Their muscles stood out in knots.
- The old man's fists were two great gnarls.
- His stomach was in knots.
A hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged.
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- The saw buckled when it hit a knot.
Tie or fasten into a knot.
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- Knot the shoelaces.
Tangle or complicate.
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- A ravelled story.
Make into knots; make knots out of.
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- She knotted der fingers.
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