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rate vs knot

knot vs rate

rate and knot both are nouns.

rate and knot both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rate Yes No Yes No
knot Yes No Yes No
As nouns, knot is a hyponym of rate; that is, knot is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rate:
  • rate: a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
  • knot: (of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour
rate (noun) knot (noun)
the relative speed of progress or change a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere
amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit 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
rate (verb) knot (verb)
assign a rank or rating to tie or fasten into a knot
estimate the value of tangle or complicate
be worthy of or have a certain rating make into knots; make knots out of
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