kn

knot; knots.

QUIZZES

CAN YOU ACE THIS QUIZ ABOUT “COMPLIMENT” VS. “COMPLEMENT”?

Take this quiz to see if you really know the difference between “compliment” and “complement"!

Question 1 of 11

“Compliment” and “complement” had a shared meaning a long time ago, but today they are no longer interchangeable.

True

False

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby kn

km., km/h, km/sec, kmc, kmps, kn, kn., knack, knacked, knacker, knacker's yard

Definition for kn (2 of 3)

Chess.

king's knight.

Definition for kn (3 of 3)

kn.

kronen.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for kn

Chaucer speaks of the lace of love, and the lace of Venus; Kn.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
Falcon, fol′kon, or faw′kn, n. a bird of prey formerly trained to the pursuit of game: a kind of cannon.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
Startling, moving suddenly; the frequentative form of starting, which Chaucer preferred when repeating this same line in his Kn.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer
The other, who was beloved by Meleager, and hunted the Calydonian boar, is the one mentioned in the Kn.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer

"Then how do you kn—" She stopped in confusion, biting her lips.
The Black Moth|Georgette Heyer

British Dictionary definitions for kn (1 of 3)

kn¹

abbreviation for

nautical knot

krona

krone

British Dictionary definitions for kn (2 of 3)

kn²

the internet domain name for

Saint Kitts and Nevis

British Dictionary definitions for kn (3 of 3)

/ chess /

symbol for

king's knight

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012