Phrase Hound found 144 phrases and 46 compound words that contain knot. The most common are listed below. Open knot in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 144
- tie the knotTo marry, wed, get married.
- Gordian knotThe legendary knot tied to a pole near the temple of Zeus in Gordium.
- slip knotA knot which attaches a line to an object and tightens when pressure is applied.
- reef knotA knot used to securely tie two pieces of rope together, or to reef sails.
- cut the knotSynonym of cut the Gordian knot: To solve a seemingly intractable problem by using a simple solution that is unconstrained by the assumptions that underpin the usual attempts to solve that problem.
- red knotAny of species Calidris canutus of wading birds.
- knot theoryA branch of topology dealing with knots.
- granny knotA knot similar to the reef knot but crossed the opposite way.
- great knotCalidris tenuirostris, a species of wading bird.
- butterfly knotA type of knot used to provide an anchor point on a long line. Much used by mountaineers. Also known as the alpine butterfly knot.
- tying the knotpresent participle and gerund of tie the knot
- overhand knotA particular very simple knot, used e.g. to prevent the end of a rope from unraveling, and as part of other knots.
- cut the Gordian knotTo solve a seemingly intractable problem by using a simple solution that is unconstrained by the assumptions that underpin the usual attempts to solve that problem.
- Bantu knotA tight bun or knot of hair, part of a hairstyle having many such knots on a base of square or triangular partitions of hair.
- French knotAn embroidery stitch in which the thread is wound around the needle one or more times, and the resulting curl is secured by drawing the needle back through the fabric very close to where it first emerged.
- sword knotA type of ribbon attached to the hilt of a sword, originally as a way of fastening it to the wrist, but later chiefly as an ornament.
- wall knotA knot made by untwisting the strands of a rope, and making a bight with the first strand, then passing the second over the end of the first, and the third over the end of the second and through the bight of the first.
- cutting the knotpresent participle and gerund of cut the knot
- tied the knotsimple past and past participle of tie the knot
- love knotA knot or bow, as of ribbon.
- cuts the knotthird-person singular simple present indicative of cut the knot: To solve a seemingly intractable problem by using a simple solution that is unconstrained by the assumptions that underpin the usual attempts to solve that problem.
- stopper knotA knot placed in a rope either to prevent the end from fraying, or to prevent it from passing through a hole.
- barrel knotA type of bend knot used to join nylon lines and cords, for its ability to maintain line strength and its non-slip quality. Also known as the blood knot.
- knot diagramA representation in the plane of a knot, with no triple points.
- water knotA type of bend knot used to join the ends of lines or flat material such as tubular webbing.
Compound words 46
- knottyOf string or something stringlike: full of, or tied up, in knots.
- knotweedAny of several plants of the genus Polygonum, with jointed stems and inconspicuous flowers
- topknotA decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head, sometimes having ribbons or feathers.
- knotholeIn a piece of lumber, a void left by a knot in the wood; such holes are often convenient for peering through when they occur in fences.
- knotlessWithout knots.
- knotgrassAn annual plant, Polygonum aviculare, found in fields and wasteland
- knotterA person who makes knots.
- knotfulFull of knots; knotty.
- misknotTo tie a knot incorrectly.
- inknotTo fasten or bind, as with a knot; to knot together.