knotted

[ not-id ]

/ ˈnɒt ɪd /

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adjective

having knots; knotty.

tied in or fastened with a knot.

made or ornamented with knots.

Botany. having many nodes or nodelike swellings; gnarled.

Zoology. having one or more swellings; nodose.

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Origin of knotted

First recorded in 1125–75, knotted is from the Middle English word cnotted. See knot¹, -ed², -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM knotted

well-knot·ted, adjective

Words nearby knotted

knot garden, knot stitch, knotgrass, knothole, knotroot, knotted, knotter, knotting, knotty, knotty rhatany, knotweed

Definition for knotted (2 of 2)

knot¹

[ not ]

/ nɒt /

noun

an interlacing, twining, looping, etc., of a cord, rope, or the like, drawn tight into a knob or lump, for fastening, binding, or connecting two cords together or a cord to something else.

a piece of ribbon or similar material tied or folded upon itself and used or worn as an ornament.

a group or cluster of persons or things: a knot of spectators.

the hard, cross-grained mass of wood at the place where a branch joins the trunk of a tree.

a part of this mass showing in a piece of lumber, wood panel, etc.

Anatomy, Zoology. a protuberance or swelling on or in a part or process, as in a muscle.

a protuberance in the tissue of a plant; an excrescence on a stem, branch, or root; a node or joint in a stem, especially when of swollen form.

any of various fungal diseases of trees characterized by the formation of an excrescence, knob, or gnarl.

an involved, intricate, or difficult matter; complicated problem.

Nautical.

a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile or about 1.15 statute miles per hour.
a unit of 47 feet 3 inches (13.79 meters) on a log line, marked off by knots.
a nautical mile.

a bond or tie: the knot of matrimony.

Also called joint, node. Mathematics. in interpolation, one of the points at which the values of a function are assigned.

verb (used with object), knot·ted, knot·ting.

to tie in a knot; form a knot in.

to secure or fasten by a knot.

to form protuberances, bosses, or knobs in; make knotty.

verb (used without object), knot·ted, knot·ting.

to become tied or tangled in a knot.

to form knots or joints.

Origin of knot

before 1000; (noun) Middle English knot(te), Old English cnotta; cognate with Dutch knot, German knoten to knit; (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun

SYNONYMS FOR knot

3 company, band, crew, gang, crowd.

7 lump, knob, gnarl.

9 perplexity, puzzle, conundrum.

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OTHER WORDS FROM knot

knot·less, adjectiveknot·like, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH knot

knot not

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Example sentences from the Web for knotted

Some came wrapped in what looked like puffed up fabric worms, with hair just as knotted and twisted.
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This past week you could feel a dry-mouthed, stomach- knotted apprehension in the national perception of our brave new president.
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They wear corselets of buffalo-hide and of twisted and knotted rope, and carry shields or bucklers.
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But first he bent to grasp the knotted vines and leathery leaves that enclosed a bulky package.
Brood of the Dark Moon|Charles Willard Diffin

And he hath about his neck 300 pearls orient, good and great and knotted, as paternosters here of amber.
The Travels of Sir John Mandeville|John Mandeville
He rolls his head from side to side, and beats his breast with his knotted hands.
Edith and John|Franklin S. Farquhar
And they tried the other arm, and that was the same, and all her body was knotted together quite stiff.
Italian Popular Tales|Thomas Frederick Crane

British Dictionary definitions for knotted (1 of 3)

knotted

/ (ˈnɒtɪd) /

adjective

(of wood, rope, etc) having knots

get knotted! British slang used as a response to express disapproval or rejection

British Dictionary definitions for knotted (2 of 3)

knot¹

/ (nɒt) /

noun

any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a piece of rope, cord, etc, in upon itself, to another piece of rope, or to another object

a prescribed method of tying a particular knot

a tangle, as in hair or string

a decorative bow or fastening, as of ribbon or braid

a small cluster or huddled group

a tie or bondthe marriage knot

a difficult problem

a protuberance or lump of plant tissues, such as that occurring on the trunks of certain trees

a hard mass of wood at the point where a branch joins the trunk of a tree
a cross section of this, usually roundish and cross-grained, visible in a piece of timber

a sensation of constriction, caused by tension or nervousnesshis stomach was tying itself in knots

pathol a lump of vessels or fibres formed in a part, as in a muscle
anatomy a protuberance on an organ or part

a unit of speed used by nautical vessels and aircraft, being one nautical mile (about 1.15 statute miles or 1.85 km) per hour

one of a number of equally spaced knots on a log line used to indicate the speed of a ship in nautical miles per hour

at a rate of knots very fast

tie someone in knots to completely perplex or confuse someone

tie the knot informal to get married

verb knots, knotting or knotted

(tr) to tie or fasten in a knot

to form or cause to form into a knot

(tr) to ravel or entangle or become ravelled or entangled

(tr) to make (an article or a design) by tying thread in an interlaced pattern of ornamental knots, as in macramé

Derived forms of knot

knotter, nounknotless, adjectiveknotlike, adjective

Word Origin for knot

Old English cnotta; related to Old High German knoto, Old Norse knūtr

British Dictionary definitions for knotted (3 of 3)

knot²

/ (nɒt) /

noun

a small northern sandpiper, Calidris canutus, with a short bill and grey plumage

Word Origin for knot

C15: of unknown origin

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Medical definitions for knotted

knot

[ nŏt ]

n.

A compact intersection of interlaced material, as of cord, ribbon, or rope.

A protuberant growth or swelling in a tissue, such as a gland.

Idioms and Phrases with knotted

knot

see tie into knots; tie the knot.

knotted

adjective

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Definition for knotted (2 of 2)

noun

verb (used with object), knot·ted, knot·ting.

verb (used without object), knot·ted, knot·ting.

Origin of knot

SYNONYMS FOR knot

OTHER WORDS FROM knot

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH knot

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British Dictionary definitions for knotted (1 of 3)

adjective

British Dictionary definitions for knotted (2 of 3)

noun

verb knots, knotting or knotted

Derived forms of knot

Word Origin for knot

British Dictionary definitions for knotted (3 of 3)

noun

Word Origin for knot

Medical definitions for knotted

n.

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