Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)knota tight cluster of people or things“a small knot of women listened to his sermon”,
“the bird had a knot of feathers forming a crest” (n)knotany of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object (n)knota hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged“the saw buckled when it hit a knot” (n)knot(of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour (n)knot, gnarlsomething twisted and tight and swollen“their muscles stood out in knots”,
“the old man's fists were two great gnarls”,
“his stomach was in knots” (n)slub, knot, burlsoft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design Verbs
(v)knotmake into knots; make knots out of“She knotted her fingers” (v)knottie or fasten into a knot“knot the shoelaces” 