Knot :  (noun)
1: a tight cluster of people or things; "a small knot of women listened to his sermon"
2: any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
3: a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged; "the saw buckled when it hit a knot"
4: something twisted and tight and swollen; "their muscles stood out in knots"; "the old man's fists were two great ... ( more )

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