knot — OAT · Shobdo

knot

noun

1 tie a small knot in the yarn:

tie, twist, loop, bow, splice, splicing, join, link, fastening, bond, intertwinement, interlacement, ligature, joint, connection;

tangle, entanglement.

2 a knot in the wood:

nodule, gnarl, knurl, node, lump, knob, swelling, growth, gall, protuberance, bump;

archaic knar.

3 there was a knot of people around Catherine:

cluster, group, band, huddle, bunch, circle, ring, set, collection;

party, gathering, company, crowd, throng, swarm, host, flock, gang, assemblage, mob, pack.

4 a pretty garden with knots of lavender:

clump, tuft, cluster, bunch, tuffet, tussock, bush.

verb

their scarves were knotted around their throats:

tie, make/tie a knot in, make a bow in, loop, lace;

fasten, secure, bind, make fast, tie up, do up, lash, tether.

▷antonyms untie.