knots

noun

a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere

soft lump or unevenness in a yarn

something twisted and tight and swollen

(of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour

a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged

any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object

a tight cluster of people or things

verb

tangle or complicate

tie or fasten into a knot

make into knots

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