Idioms, Name Meanings & more
at a rate of knots (British & Australian)
if someone does something at a rate of knots, they do it very quickly. She did her homework at a rate of knots so that she could go out with her friends.
See also: rate
cut the Gordian knot
to deal with a difficult problem in a strong, simple and effective way. There was so much fighting between staff, she decided to cut the Gordian knot and sack them all.
See also: cut
get your knickers in a twist (British & Australian, informal, Australian, informal)
to become very upset about something, usually something that is not important. Now, before you get your knickers in a twist, let me explain the situation.
See also: twist
Get knotted! (British & Australian, informal, old-fashioned)
an impolite way of telling someone who is annoying you to go away. Oh, get knotted, will you, I'm trying to work!
a Gordian knot (formal)
a difficult problem. Homelessness in the inner cities has become a real Gordian knot.
tie yourself (up) in knots
1. to become very confused or worried when you are trying to make a decision or solve a problem. They tied themselves in knots over the seating arrangements. (often + over)
2. to become very confused when you are trying to explain something. She tied herself up in knots trying to tell me how to operate the video recorder.
See also: tie
tie the knot (informal)
to get married. When are you two going to tie the knot? She's planning to tie the knot with her German boyfriend next June. (often + with)
See also: tie
Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms © Cambridge University Press 1998
tie someone (up) in knots
to cause someone to become very confused or worried. They tied themselves up in knots over the seating arrangements for the party. The possibility of layoffs in Joe's department has tied him into knots.
See also: tie
tie the knot
to get married. She's planning to tie the knot with her German boyfriend next June.
See also: tie
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1.
a. A compact intersection of interlaced material, such as cord, ribbon, or rope.
b. A fastening made by tying together lengths of material, such as rope, in a prescribed way.
2. A decorative bow of ribbon, fabric, or braid.
3. A unifying bond, especially a marriage bond.
4. A tight cluster of persons or things: a knot of onlookers.
5. A feeling of tightness: a knot of fear in my stomach.
6. A complex problem.
7.
a. A hard place or lump, especially on a tree, at a point from which a stem or branch grows.
b. The round, often darker cross section of such a lump as it appears on a piece of cut lumber. Also called node.
8. A protuberant growth or swelling in a tissue: a knot in a gland.
9.
a. Nautical A division on a log line used to measure the speed of a ship.
b. Abbr. kn. or kt. A unit of speed, one nautical mile per hour, approximately 1.85 kilometers (1.15 statute miles) per hour.
c. A distance of one nautical mile.
v. knot·ted, knot·ting, knots
v.tr.
1. To tie in or fasten with a knot or knots.
2. To snarl or entangle.
3. To cause to form a knot or knots.
v.intr.
1. To form a knot or knots.
2. To become snarled or entangled.
[Middle English, from Old English cnotta.]
Usage Note: In nautical usage knot is a unit of speed, not of distance, and has a built-in meaning of "per hour." Therefore, a ship would strictly be said to travel at ten knots (not ten knots per hour).
knot1
barrel and figure-eight knots
knot 2
(n
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n.
Either of two migratory sandpipers (Calidris canutus or C. tenuirostris) that breed in Arctic regions.
[Middle English, of Scandinavian origin.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
1.
knot - a tight cluster of people or things; "a small knot of women listened to his sermon"
bunch, clump, cluster, clustering - a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers"
2.
knot - any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
barrel knot, blood knot - a knot used for tying fishing leaders together; the ends of the two leaders are wrapped around each other two or three times
bow, bowknot - a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
carrick bend - a knot used to connect the ends of two large ropes or hawsers
clove hitch - a knot used to fasten a line temporarily to a post or spar
fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
figure eight, figure of eight - a knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose
fisherman's bend - a knot for tying a line to a spar or ring
fisherman's knot, true lover's knot, truelove knot - a knot for tying the ends of two lines together
Gordian knot - an intricate knot tied by Gordius, the king of Phrygia, and cut by the sword of Alexander the Great after he heard that whoever undid it would become ruler of Asia
half hitch - a knot used to fasten a rope temporarily to an object; usually tied double
hawser bend - a knot uniting the ends of two lines
hitch - a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it
loop knot - any of various knots used to make a fixed loop in a rope
love knot, lover's knot - a stylized knot used as an emblem of love
overhand knot - a simple small knot (often used as part of other knots)
prolonge knot, sailor's breastplate - a knot in the rope used to drag a gun carriage
sheepshank - a knot for shortening a line
slipknot - a knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made
square knot - a double knot made of two half hitches and used to join the ends of two cords
stopper knot - a knot that prevents a rope from passing through a hole
surgeon's knot - any of several knots used in tying stitches or ligatures
Turk's head - an ornamental knot that resembles a small turban
3.
knot - a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged; "the saw buckled when it hit a knot"
wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
plank, board - a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
4.
knot - something twisted and tight and swollen; "their muscles stood out in knots"; "the old man's fists were two great gnarls"; "his stomach was in knots"
distorted shape, distortion - a shape resulting from distortion
5.
knot - a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters
air mile, international nautical mile, mile, naut mi, nautical mile, mi
nautical linear unit - a linear unit of distance used in navigation
6.
knot - soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
roughness - a texture that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
7.
knot - a sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere
sandpiper - any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers
Calidris, genus Calidris - a genus of Scolopacidae
Verb
1.
knot - make into knots; make knots out of; "She knotted der fingers"
create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch
macrame - make knotted patterns; "macrame a plant holder"
2.
knot - tie or fasten into a knot; "knot the shoelaces"
tie, bind - fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"
3.
knot - tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story"
interlace, intertwine, lace, twine, enlace, entwine - spin or twist together so as to form a cord; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"
unknot, unpick, unravel, unscramble, untangle - become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "the sweater unravelled"
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Dieter
The boy's name Dieter is of Old German origin, and its meaning is "army of the people." Popular in Germany.
For more information, see also related names Dedrick and Theodoric. Search for names similar to Dieter starting with Di-, Die-, Diet- or ending with -er, -ter, -eter, -ieter.
Mable
The girl's name Mabel is pronounced MAY-bel. It is of English origin, and its meaning is "lovable." Short form of Amabel (Latin) "lovable." Singer Mabel Mercer.
There are 13 variant forms for Mabel: Amabel, Amable, Amaybel, Amaybelle, Amayble, Mab, Mabelle, Mable, Maible, Maybel, Maybell, Maybelle and Mayble.
Search for names similar to Mabel starting with Ma-, Mab- or ending with -el, -bel, -abel.
Georgette
The girl's name Georgette is of French and Latin origin, and its meaning is "farmer." French form of George, used since the 1940s. A purposely wrinked fabric called georgette was named after its French creator. Author Georgette Heyer; socialite Georgette Mosbacher.
There are 4 variant forms for Georgette: Georgetta, Georjetta, Jorjetta and Jorjette.
Bernice
The girl's name Bernice is pronounced ber-NEECE. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "victory bringer." Contracted form of Berenice and from the same root as Veronica. A biblical name that first occurred in Britain in the 16th century. Binnie is the pet form.
There are 34 variant forms for Bernice: Barri, Barrie, Barry, Beranice, Beraniece, Beranyce, Berenice, Bereniece, Berenyce, Berneece, Bernelle, Bernetta, Bernette, Bernee, Berni, Bernicia, Bernie, Berniece, Bernisha, Berniss, Berny, Bernyce, Berri, Berrie, Berry, Binnie, Bunni, Bunnie, Bunny, Nixie, Veronica, Veronika, Veronike and Veronique.
gran·ny or gran·nie
n. pl. gran·nies
1. Informal A grandmother.
2. Informal A fussy person.
3. Chiefly Southern U.S. See midwife.
[Short for grandmother or grandam.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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granny - the mother of your father or mother
gran, grandma, grandmother, grannie
grandparent - a parent of your father or mother
nan - your grandmother
2.
granny - an old woman
old woman - a woman who is old
3.
granny - a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure
flat knot, reef knot - a square knot used in a reef line
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ba·bush·ka n.
A woman's head scarf, folded triangularly and worn tied under the chin.
[Russian, grandmother, diminutive of baba, old woman.]
1.
babushka - a woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chine; worn by Russian peasant women
headscarf - a kerchief worn over the head and tied under the chin
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Sock Puppets
A Sock is a wonderful thing. It can warm a foot, that's for sure. Better yet, it can become a zillion different critters. Sock puppets are easy to make.
All you need to do is start with a sock.
1. Put the sock on your hand so that your fingers and thumb are in the toe and the back of your wrist is in the heel.
2. To make room for your puppet's mouth, make a slit in the sock between your thumb and fingers.
3. Cut an oval 3 inches across and 5 inches long...make that 2 ovals, one of posterboard or milk bottle plastic-something semi rigid and one of fabric.
4. Glue the fabric oval to the posterboard (rigid) oval with white glue.
5. After the glue has begun to dry, fold them in half the short way.
6. Sew folded oval into your sock. Finally, your puppet can talk.
7. Now the fun begins! What your puppet becomes depends on you. Think eyes, hair, ears, hats, moustaches, beards, eyebrows, noses, collars, neckties, shirts and dresses.
These puppets are fun and extremely loveable. Try Them.
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