Vocabulary : Knotty to Knowing
Knotty : Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; as, knotty timber; a knotty rope. ;; Hard; rugged; as, a knotty head. ;; Difficult; intricate; perplexed.Knotweed : See Knot/rass.
Knotwort : A small, herbaceous, trailing plant, of the genus Illecebrum (I. verticillatum).
Knout : A kind of whip for flogging criminals, formerly much used in Russia. The last is a tapering bundle of leather thongs twisted with wire and hardened, so that it mangles the flesh. ;; To punish with the knout.
Know : Knee. ;; To perceive or apprehend clearly and certainly; to understand; to have full information of; as, to know one's duty. ;; To be convinced of the truth of; to be fully assured of; as, to know things from information. ;; To be acquainted with; to be no stranger to; to be more or less familiar with the person, character, etc., of; to possess experience of; as, to know an author; to know the rules of an organization. ;; To recognize; to distinguish; to discern the character of; as, to know a person's face or figure. ;; To have sexual commerce with. ;; To have knowledge; to have a clear and certain perception; to possess wisdom, instruction, or information; -- often with of. ;; To be assured; to feel confident.
