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knot vs figure of eight

figure of eight vs knot

knot and figure of eight both are nouns.

knot is a verb but figure of eight is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
knot Yes No Yes No
figure of eight Yes No No No
As nouns, figure of eight is a hyponym of knot; that is, figure of eight is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than knot:
  • 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 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
Other hyponyms of knot include barrel knot, blood knot, bow, bowknot, carrick bend, clove hitch, figure eight, fisherman's bend, fisherman's knot, true lover's knot, truelove knot, Gordian knot, half hitch, hawser bend, hitch, loop knot, love knot, lover's knot, lovers' knot, true lover's knot, true lovers' knot, overhand knot, prolonge knot, sailor's breastplate, sheepshank, slipknot, square knot, stopper knot, surgeon's knot, Turk's head.
knot (noun) figure of eight (noun)
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
knot (verb) figure of eight (verb)
tie or fasten into a knot
tangle or complicate
make into knots; make knots out of
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