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lady-in-waiting
  • n  a lady appointed to attend to a queen or princess
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knossos
  • n  an ancient town on Crete where Bronze Age culture flourished from about 2000 BC to 1400 BC
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knowledge domain
  • n  the content of a particular field of knowledge
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knowledgeability
  • n  wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge
    his knowledgeability impressed me
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knot
  • n  a tight cluster of people or things
    a small knot of women listened to his sermon
    the bird had a knot of feathers forming a crest
  • n  any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
  • n  a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged
    the saw buckled when it hit a knot
  • n  something twisted and tight and swollen
    their muscles stood out in knots
    his stomach was in knots
  • n  a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
  • n  soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
  • n  a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere
  • v  make into knots; make knots out of
    She knotted her fingers
  • v  tie or fasten into a knot
    knot the shoelaces
  • v  tangle or complicate
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knotgrass
  • n  low-growing weedy grass with spikelets along the leaf stems
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knotted marjoram
  • n  aromatic European plant native to Mediterranean and Turkey; not widespread in Europe
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knotty pine
  • n  pine lumber with many knots; used especially for paneling and furniture
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knout
  • n  a whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners
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know
  • n  the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
    he is always in the know
  • v  be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
    I know that the President lied to the people
    I want to know who is winning the game!
    I know it's time
  • v  know how to do or perform something
    She knows how to knit
    Does your husband know how to cook?
  • v  be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt
    I know that I left the key on the table
  • v  be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object
    She doesn't know this composer
    Do you know my sister?
    We know this movie
    I know him under a different name
    This flower is known as a Peruvian Lily
  • v  have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
    I know the feeling!
    have you ever known hunger?
  • v  accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
    The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne
  • v  have fixed in the mind
    I know Latin
    This student knows her irregular verbs
    Do you know the poem well enough to recite it?
  • v  have sexual intercourse with
  • v  know the nature or character of
  • v  be able to distinguish, recognize as being different
    The child knows right from wrong
  • v  perceive as familiar
    I know this voice!
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know-all
  • n  someone who thinks he knows everything and refuses to accept advice or information from others
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know-how
  • n  the (technical) knowledge and skill required to do something
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know-it-all
  • n  someone who thinks he knows everything and refuses to accept advice or information from others
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