Plural of knot
regular plural
The plural of knot is knots.
Forms of knot
| Singular | knot /nɒt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | knots /nɒts/ |
| Countable | countable |
Plural of knot by meaning
- a looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be...: knots
- one of a variety of shore birds; red-breasted sandpiper (variously Calidris canutus or...: knots or knot
Knots in a sentence
- Climbers must make sure that all knots are both secure and of types that will not weaken the rope.
- The nurse was brushing knots from the protesting child's hair.
- The ship could make 20 knots an hour in calm seas.From the entry make
- The vessel's design speed is 20 knots, though we can push her up to 25 if necessary.From the entry design speed
- She could do forty knots in good weather.From the entry she
Meaning of knot
- noun A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops.
- noun A tangled clump of hair or similar.
- noun A maze-like pattern.
Questions about the plural of knot
- What is the plural of knot?
- The plural of knot is knots.
- Is knot countable?
- Knot is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: knot (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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