Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "knot" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

loosen unknot

Derived Terms

Albright knot Ashley's stopper knot Bachmann knot Bantu knot Celtic knot Clytie knot Conway knot English knot Englishman's knot Euro death-knot Fintushel-Stern knot French knot Ghiordes knot Gordian knot Grecian knot KCAS KEAS KIAS KTAS Lissajous knot Nubian knot Philadelphia knot Pratt knot Psyche knot Shelby knot Solomon's knot Stafford knot Suebian knot Suevian knot Turkish knot Windsor knot alpine butterfly knot alternating knot angler's knot arbor knot bag knot balloon knot barrel knot beer knot binding knot black knot blood knot bowknot bowstring knot breastknot burr knot butterfly knot constrictor knot cut the Gordian knot cut the knot cystine knot dolly knot double fisherman's knot electrician's knot endknot equalizer knot fat knot fire-escape knot fireman's chair knot fisherman's knot garlic knot get knotted get one's knickers in a knot get one's shorts in a knot granny knot grapevine knot grass knot great knot grief knot handcuff knot hobble knot honda knot human knot inknot interknot jufti knot kn knot diagram knot garden knot invariant knot off knot span knot theory knot-horn knotberry knotful knotgrass knothead knothole knotless knotlike knotoid knotroot knottable knotter knottin knottle knotty knotweed knotwork knotwort kt lightwood-knot floater loop-knot love knot manharness knot milk knot miller's knot misknot nail knot olive knot overhand knot porter's knot pretzel knot pseudoknot red knot reef knot reknot root-knot nematode rose knot running knot sack knot schoolboy knot seek a knot in a bulrush shepherd's knot shoulder-knot shroud knot simple knot slice knot slip knot slipknot square knot stevedore's knot stopper knot surfer's knot surgeon's knot sword knot tape knot thief knot thumb knot tie the knot topknot trefoil knot true lover's knot true-love knot true-love-knot underwriter's knot unknot wall knot water knot waterman's knot weaver's knot witch-knot wood knot

Context

engineering etc incorrectly mathematics nautical slang

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

bind bunch clump cluster clustering create from raw material create from raw stuff distorted shape distortion enlace entwine fastener fastening fixing holdfast interlace intertwine lace raggedness rate roughness sandpiper tie twine wood

Type Of (IsA)

bunch distorted shape fastener film linear object finite linear object non planar rate sandpiper wood

Manner Of

create from raw material tie

Part Of

board

Related Terms

braid bruise hickey knit loop plait shake tangle tie weave

Related Terms

bird braid branch bruise bunch calidris canutus closed clump complicate concentration concern curve entangle epaulet forehead form gist gnarl group hickey hour injury joint kink kn knag knit loop lumber maze nautical mile node plait plant protuberant shore shoulder knot space speed squad surprise swelling tangle three dimensional tie trunk tuft weave whorl wrinkles

Synonym Network

bind complication entanglement hitch knit ravel slub

Used For

fastener tie

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.