a knot that prevents a rope from passing through a hole
a tight cluster of people or things
any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
make into knots; make knots out of
soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
something twisted and tight and swollen