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knot
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: n?t, IPA(key): /n?t/
- (General American) enPR: n?t, IPA(key): /n?t/
- Homophones: not, naught (in accents with the cot-caught merger)
- Rhymes: -?t
Etymology 1
From Middle English knotte, from Old English cnotta, from Proto-Germanic *knuttô, *knudô (“knot”); (cognate with Old High German knoto (German Knoten, Dutch knot, Low German Knütte); compare also Old Norse knútr > Danish knude, Swedish knut, Norwegian knute, Faroese knútur, Icelandic hnútur). Probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gnod- (“to bind”), compare Latin n?dus and its Romance descendants. Doublet of node.
Noun
knot (plural knots)
- 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.
- (of hair, etc) A tangled clump.
- The nurse was brushing knots from the protesting child's hair.
- A maze-like pattern.
- (mathematics) A non-self-intersecting closed curve in (e.g., three-dimensional) space that is an abstraction of a knot (in sense 1 above).
- A knot can be defined as a non-self-intersecting broken line whose endpoints coincide: when such a knot is constrained to lie in a plane, then it is simply a polygon.
- A knot in its original sense can be modeled as a mathematical knot (or link) as follows: if the knot is made with a single piece of rope, then abstract the shape of that rope and then extend the working end to merge it with the standing end, yielding a mathematical knot. If the knot is attached to a metal ring, then that metal ring can be modeled as a trivial knot and the pair of knots become a link. If more than one mathematical knot (or link) can be thus obtained, then the simplest one (avoiding detours) is probably the one which one would want.
- A difficult situation.
- I got into a knot when I inadvertently insulted a policeman.
- 1664, Robert South, A Sermon Preached Before the University at Christ-Church, Oxon
- A man shall be perplexed with knots, and problems of business, and contrary affairs.
- The whorl left in lumber by the base of a branch growing out of the tree's trunk.
- When preparing to tell stories at a campfire, I like to set aside a pile of pine logs with lots of knots, since they burn brighter and make dramatic pops and cracks.
- Local swelling in a tissue area, especially skin, often due to injury.
- Jeremy had a knot on his head where he had bumped it on the bedframe.
- A tightened and contracted part of a muscle that feels like a hard lump under the skin.
- A protuberant joint in a plant.
- Any knob, lump, swelling, or protuberance.
- ?, Alfred Tennyson, Lancelot and Elaine
- With lips severely placid, felt the knot / Climb in her throat.
- ?, Alfred Tennyson, Lancelot and Elaine
- the swelling of the bulbus glandis in members of the dog family, Canidae
- The point on which the action of a story depends; the gist of a matter.
- the knot of the tale
- (engineering) A node.
- A kind of epaulet; a shoulder knot.
- A group of people or things.
- 1968, Bryce Walton, Harpoon Gunner, Thomas Y. Crowell Company, NY, (1968), page 20,
- He pushed through knots of whalemen grouped with their families and friends, and surrounded by piles of luggage.
- 1968, Bryce Walton, Harpoon Gunner, Thomas Y. Crowell Company, NY, (1968), page 20,
- A bond of union; a connection; a tie.
- 1646, Joseph Hall, The Balm of Gilead
- ere we knit the knot that can never be loosed
- 1646, Joseph Hall, The Balm of Gilead
- (aviation, nautical) A unit of speed, equal to one nautical mile per hour. (From the practice of counting the number of knots in the log-line (as it is paid out) in a standard time. Traditionally spaced at one every 1?120 of a mile.)
- Cedric claimed his old yacht could make 12 knots.
- (nautical) A nautical mile
- (slang) The bulbus glandis
- (fandom slang) In omegaverse fiction, a bulbus glandis-like structure on the penis of a male alpha, which ties him to an omega during intercourse.
- 2014, Mark Shrayber, "'Knotting' Is the Weird Fanfic Sex Trend That Cannot Be Unseen", Jezebel, 18 July 2014:
- Since the knot won't release until the alpha has finished and can't be controlled by either party, the sex has to go on until it's done.
- 2017, Taylor Boulware, "Fascination/Frustration: Slash Fandom, Genre, and Queer Uptake", dissertation submitted to the University of Washington, page 155:
- The pair cannot separate until the knot has subsided – anywhere from twenty minutes to hours, depending on the fic.
- 2017, Marianne Gunderson, "What is an omega? Rewriting sex and gender in omegaverse fanfiction", thesis submitted to the University of Oslo, page 89:
- When John bites down on Sherlock's neck as his knot locks them together, the act which would otherwise be a tool for domination only reinforces the existing emotional bonds they have for each other.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:knot.
- 2014, Mark Shrayber, "'Knotting' Is the Weird Fanfic Sex Trend That Cannot Be Unseen", Jezebel, 18 July 2014:
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- (whorl in wood): shake
Verb
knot (third-person singular simple present knots, present participle knotting, simple past and past participle knotted)
- (transitive) To form into a knot; to tie with a knot or knots.
- We knotted the ends of the rope to keep it from unravelling.
- ?, Alfred Tennyson, St. Simeon Stylites
- as tight as I could knot the noose
- (transitive) 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.
- To unite closely; to knit together.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Francis Bacon to this entry?)
- (transitive, obsolete, rare) To entangle or perplex; to puzzle.
- (intransitive) To form knots.
- (intransitive) To knit knots for a fringe.
Synonyms
- (form into a knot): bind, tie
- (form wrinkles in forehead): knit
- (unite closely): attach, join, put together; see also Thesaurus:join
- (entangle or perplex): baffle, flummox; see also Thesaurus:confuse
Antonyms
- (form into a knot): loosen, unbind, unknot, untie
Translations
See also
Etymology 2
Supposed to be derived from the name of King Canute, with whom the bird was a favourite article of food. See the specific epithet canutus.
Noun
knot (plural knots or knot)
- One of a variety of shore birds; the red-breasted sandpiper (variously Calidris canutus or Tringa canutus).
- c.1610, Ben Jonson, The Alchemist
- My foot-boy shall eat pheasants, calvered salmons, / Knots, godwits, lampreys: I myself will have / The beards of barbels, served instead of salads […]
- c.1610, Ben Jonson, The Alchemist
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- Red Knot on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Tkon, Tonk, tonk
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?knot]
Noun
knot m
- A candle wick
Declension
Further reading
- knot in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- knot in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kn?t/
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch cnudde, Old Dutch *knotto, from Proto-Germanic *knuttan-, *knuttô.
Related to knod, English knot, West Frisian knotte, Middle High German Knotze, German Knoten, Danish knude, Norwegian knute, Swedish knut, etc.
Noun
knot f or m (plural knotten, diminutive knotje n)
- A knot, bun (of hair), skein
- The top or crest (with messy branches) of certain woody plants, notably willows
- A flax seed box
- (dialect) A marble to play with
- A prank, joke
Derived terms
- knotten (verb)
- knotrank
- knottenkaf n
- haarknot
- vlasknot
- beknotten (verb)
Related terms
- knotwilg
Etymology 2
From the cognate English knot, possibly influenced by Vulgar Latin canutus (“grey-headed", "grizzled”)
Noun
knot f or m (plural knotten, diminutive knotje n)
- The bird species Calidris canutus (syn. Tringa canutis)
Synonyms
- kanoetstrandloper m
- kanoetvogel m
Anagrams
- kont
Middle English
Noun
knot
- Alternative form of knotte
Polish
Etymology
From Middle High German knotze.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kn?t/
Noun
knot m inan (diminutive knotek or knocik)
- wick (of a candle)
Declension
Further reading
- knot in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- knot in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Upper Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kr?t?.
Noun
knot m anim
- mole, talpid (mammal of the family Talpidae)
knot From the web:
- = 0.514444444 m / s
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realm
English
Etymology
From Middle English rewme, realme, reaume, from Old French reaume, realme (“kingdom”), of unclear origins. A postulated *r?g?limen (“domain, kingdom”), Late Latin or Vulgar Latin cross of r?gimen with r?g?lis is usually cited.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) enPR: r?lm, IPA(key): /??lm/
- Rhymes: -?lm
Noun
realm (plural realms)
- An abstract sphere of influence, real or imagined.
- 1907, Tada Kanai, translated by Arthur Lloyd, Seven Buddhist Sermons, "The World and How to Pass Through It"
- Why should we despise anything in the realm of Buddha?
- 2006, Christian Neef, "Diary of a Collapsing Superpower", Spiegel Magazine, November 22,
- At home in Moscow, Mikhail Sergeyevitch Gorbachev, who had launched a campaign to rejuvenate the Soviet realm […]
- 1907, Tada Kanai, translated by Arthur Lloyd, Seven Buddhist Sermons, "The World and How to Pass Through It"
- The domain of a certain abstraction.
- 1922, Judson Eber Conant,The Church The Schools and Evolution, "Truth Must be Classified Scientifically",
- One thing more which the scientific man does is to accord primacy to that realm of truth which is primary in importance.
- 1922, Judson Eber Conant,The Church The Schools and Evolution, "Truth Must be Classified Scientifically",
- (computing) A scope of operation in networking or security.
- (formal or law) A territory or state, as ruled by a specific power, especially by a king.
- 1874, Horatio Alger, Brave and Bold, Chapter XXXI,
- And, of this island realm, he and his companion were the undisputed sovereigns.
- 1913, Leslie Alexander Toke, Catholic Encyclopedia, "St. Dunstan",
- Then seeing his life was threatened he fled the realm and crossed over to Flanders, […]
- 1874, Horatio Alger, Brave and Bold, Chapter XXXI,
- (fantasy, role-playing games) An otherworldly dimension or domain — magical, ethereal, or otherwise — usually ruled or created by a mystical character.
- (virology, taxonomy) A taxonomic rank in the phylogeny of viruses, higher than kingdoms.
Synonyms
- (a territory or state): country, land, kingdom
- (a sphere of activity or influence): field, province
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- Almer, Lamer, Lemar, Lerma, Maler, lamer, maerl, maler, marle, meral
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