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surgeon's knot vs knot

knot vs surgeon's knot

surgeon's knot and knot both are nouns.

surgeon's knot is not a verb while knot is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
surgeon's knot Yes No No No
knot Yes No Yes No
As nouns, knot is a hypernym of surgeon's knot; that is, knot is a word with a broader meaning than surgeon's knot:
  • surgeon's knot: any of several knots used in tying stitches or ligatures
  • knot: any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
surgeon's knot (noun) knot (noun)
any of several knots used in tying stitches or ligatures 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
surgeon's knot (verb) knot (verb)
tie or fasten into a knot
tangle or complicate
make into knots; make knots out of
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