Dictionary Check: knot
"knot" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
noun
a tight cluster of people or things
Example:
"a small knot of women listened to his sermon"
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
a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged
Example:
"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
noun
something twisted and tight and swollen
Example:
"their muscles stood out in knots"
noun
soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
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