Scrabble?! KNOT

Definitions of KNOT in various dictionaries:

noun - a tight cluster of people or things

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

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

noun - something twisted and tight and swollen

noun - a unit of length used in navigation

noun - soft lump or unevenness in a yarn

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

verb - make into knots

verb - tie or fasten into a knot

verb - tangle or complicate

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

A fastening made by tying together lengths of material, such as rope, in a prescribed way.

A decorative bow of ribbon, fabric, or braid.

A unifying bond, especially a marriage bond.

A tight cluster of persons or things: a knot of onlookers.

A feeling of tightness: a knot of fear in my stomach.

A complex problem.

A hard place or lump, especially on a tree, at a point from which a stem or branch grows.

The round, often darker cross section of such a lump as it appears on a piece of cut lumber.

A protuberant growth or swelling in a tissue: a knot in a gland.

A division on a log line used to measure the speed of a ship.

Abbr.

A distance of one nautical mile.

To tie in or fasten with a knot or knots.

To snarl or entangle.

To cause to form a knot or knots.

To form a knot or knots.

In nautical usage knot is a unit of speed, not of distance, and has a built-in meaning of “per hour.

verb - to tie in a knot (a closed loop)