figure eight vs knot

knot vs figure eight

figure eight and knot both are nouns.

figure eight is not a verb while knot is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
figure eight	Yes	No	No	No
knot	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, knot is a hypernym of figure eight; that is, knot is a word with a broader meaning than figure eight:

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

figure eight (noun)	knot (noun)
a skating figure that carves an 8 in the ice	a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere
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	any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
a two-dimensional figure having the shape of the number eight	soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
	a tight cluster of people or things
	something twisted and tight and swollen
	a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged
	(of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour

figure eight (verb)	knot (verb)
	tie or fasten into a knot
	tangle or complicate
	make into knots; make knots out of

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