knot vs plank

knot and plank both are nouns.

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

knot (noun)	plank (noun)
a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere	an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party
any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object	a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
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)	plank (verb)
tie or fasten into a knot	cook and serve on a plank
tangle or complicate	cover with planks
make into knots; make knots out of	set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise