knot vs intertwine

intertwine vs knot

knot is a noun but intertwine is not a noun.

knot and intertwine both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
knot	Yes	No	Yes	No
intertwine	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, intertwine is a hypernym of knot; that is, intertwine is a word with a broader meaning than knot:

knot: tangle or complicate
intertwine: spin, wind, or twist together

Other hypernyms of knot include enlace, entwine, interlace, lace, twine.

knot (noun)	intertwine (noun)
a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere
any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
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)	intertwine (verb)
tie or fasten into a knot	spin, wind, or twist together
tangle or complicate	make a loop in
make into knots; make knots out of	make lacework by knotting or looping

Difference between knot and intertwine

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