KNOT

4 letters 8 Scrabble points /nɒt/

Definition of KNOT

noun

  1. A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops.

    "Climbers must make sure that all knots are both secure and of types that will not weaken the rope."

  2. (of hair, etc) A tangled clump.

    "The nurse was brushing knots from the protesting child's hair."

  3. A maze-like pattern.

verb

  1. To form into a knot; to tie with a knot or knots.

    "We knotted the ends of the rope to keep it from unravelling."

  2. To form wrinkles in the forehead, as a sign of concentration, concern, surprise, etc.

    "She knotted her brow in concentration while attempting to unravel the tangled strands."

  3. To unite closely; to knit together.

Related words: baffle flummox bind tie knit attach join put together

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters K N O T
Length 4 letters
Scrabble Score 8 points

Anagrams of KNOT

Words that use the same letters:

TONK

Words Containing "KNOT"

BANKNOTE BANKNOTES BEKNOT BEKNOTS BEKNOTTED BEKNOTTEDLY BEKNOTTEDNESS BEKNOTTING BOWKNOT BOWKNOTS BRIDEKNOT BURRKNOT DRAWKNOT GRANNYKNOT INKNOT INTERKNOT INTERKNOTTED INTERKNOTTING KNOTBERRY KNOTGRASS

Words Starting with "KNOT"

KNOTBERRY KNOTGRASS KNOTHEAD KNOTHOLE KNOTHOLES KNOTHORN KNOTLESS KNOTLIKE KNOTROOT KNOTS KNOTT KNOTTED KNOTTER KNOTTERS KNOTTY KNOTTIER KNOTTIEST KNOTTILY KNOTTINESS KNOTTING

Words Ending with "KNOT"

BEKNOT BOWKNOT BRIDEKNOT BURRKNOT DRAWKNOT GRANNYKNOT INKNOT INTERKNOT NINETYKNOT PINEKNOT PUMPKNOT REKNOT SLIDEKNOT SLIPKNOT SWORDKNOT TOPKNOT UNKNOT