Bill was single until he tied the knot last week.
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Knot
/nɒt/
Synonyms for "knot" (526 found)
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Closest matches (106)
accoupleaccumulateadhesiveaffixaffixationagglutinateaggregationair speedamassamount toanamorphismanamorphosisanchor knotannexationarticulateassemblageassembleassociateasymmetryattach
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attachmentbaffling problembalanceballball upballoonbandbatchbecket knotbendbilgebindbindingblackwall hitchbladderblainblebblisterblobblockbodybollbolusbondbossbowbowknotbowlinebracketbraidbrain twisterbreak evenbridgebridge overbubblebucklebulbbulbilbulbletbulgebullabumpbunbunchburlbuttoncahotcakecan of wormsceleritycementchainchignonchinechinese puzzleclabberclap togetherclaspingclinchclotclumpclustercoagulatecockercocklecoilcollectcollectioncombinecome tocome up tocompanycomplexcomplicatecompriseconcatenate
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (157)
concreteconcretioncondyleconfoundconfusecongealconglobulateconglomerateconglomerationcongregationconjoinconjugateconnectcontortcontortionconvexcopsecopulatecorrespondcorrugate
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couplecovercreasecrimpcrimplecrinklecrookcrookednesscropcrossword puzzlecrowdcrumplecruxcuecurdcurdledetorsiondeviationdiamond knotdilemmadispatchdisproportiondistortdistortiondittodouble hitchdoweldrawearellipsoidembraceembrangleencompassenigmaenigmatic questionentangleequaleveneven offexpeditionfastenfastenerfasteningfastnessfixflangeflapflat knotflemish knotflightflitfloorerflurryfoul upfrench shroud knotfurrowgallganggathergatheringgelgelatinategelatinizegeoidgerman knotgirdingglobeglobeletgloboidglobuleglomerulusgluegnarlgobgobbetgordian knotgranny knotground speedgroupgroupinggroupmentgrovehalf crownhalf hitchhandlehassockhastehawser bendhawser fasteningheaving-line bendhillhookinghumphunchhurryimbalanceimplicateincludeincrassateinside clinchinspissateinstantaneousnessinvolveirregularityjelljellifyjellyjigsaw puzzlejogjogglejoinjunglekeep pace withkinkknitknobknotsknotty point
Noun(15 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (263)
knurknurllabyrinthlanyard knotlashlashinglay togetherleagueligamentligationligaturelightning speedlinkliplooplopperlopsidednesslotlouse uplump
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lump togethermanrope knotmarling hitchmarrymarshalmassmatchmatch up withmatthew walker knotmazemeandermeasure up tomergemeshmesh knotmessmess upmiles per hourmind bogglermind-bogglermix upmobilizemolemorassmountainmuck upmuddlemysterynetting knotnevusnexusnodenodusnonplusnubnubbinnubblenut to crackoblate spheroidopen hand knotorborbitorbletoutside clinchoxymoronpairpapillomaparadoxparallelpegpelletperplexperplexed questionperplexitypiece togetherpigtailplaitpons asinorumposerprecipitationproblemprolate spheroidprolonge knotpromptitudepromptnesspuckerpurseput togetherpuzzlepuzzlementpuzzlerquandaryquestionquestion markqueuequicknessquirkramifyrapidityrattailravelreachreef knotreeving-line bendribridgerimpleringripplerivalroll into onerolling hitchesrondurerope-yarn knotround paceround seizingrpmrube goldberg contraptionruckrucklerumplerun abreastrun torunning knotrushscrewscrew upsecuresetsheepshankshirrshockshock waveshouldershroud knotsingle knotsixty-four dollar questionskeinslewslide knotslipknotsnafusnake pitsnappinesssnarlsnarl upsoldersolidsolid bodysonic barriersonic boomsound barrierspanspeedspeed of soundspeedinessspherespheroidspherulespinesplicespringsquare knotstack upstack up withstick togetherstickerstickingstookstudstumperstyleswift rateswiftnesstabtailtake intangletangled skeintapeteasertetherthickthickenthicketthrongtietieingtimber knottopknottorsiontortuositytouchtough propositiontubercletuberculetuftturnturn awrytussocktwistunifyuniteunsymmetryvelocityverrucavesiclevexed questionvinculumwalewall knotwarpwartwebwebworkweldweltwheels within wheelswhywildernesswimplewindsor knotwispwrenchwrestwringwrinklewritheyokezipping
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31 entriesShowing 16 of 31 words.
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7 entriesCollocations
9 entriesdouble knotknot in ropeknot tyingknotted ropereef knotslip knotsquare knotstrong knotwood knot
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
5 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
37 total sentences available.
This knot will not hold.
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When are you planning to tie the knot?
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I can't tie a very good knot.
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Showing 4 of 37 available sentences.