Hypernyms for "knot"
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barrel knot
blood knot
bow
bowknot
carrick bend
clove hitch
figure eight
figure of eight
fisherman''s bend
fisherman''s knot
Gordian knot
half hitch
hawser bend
hitch
loop knot
love knot
lover''s knot
lovers'' knot
macrame
overhand knot
prolonge knot
sailor''s breastplate
sheepshank
slipknot
square knot
stopper knot
surgeon''s knot
true lover''s knot
true lovers'' knot
truelove knot
Turk''s head
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.