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  • English Word Knotty Definition Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; as, knotty timber; a knotty rope.
  • English Word Knotty Definition Hard; rugged; as, a knotty head.
  • English Word Knotty Definition Difficult; intricate; perplexed.
  • English Word Knotweed Definition See Knot/rass.
  • English Word Knotwort Definition A small, herbaceous, trailing plant, of the genus Illecebrum (I. verticillatum).
  • English Word Knout Definition 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.
  • English Word Knout Definition To punish with the knout.
  • English Word Know Definition Knee.
  • English Word Know Definition To perceive or apprehend clearly and certainly; to understand; to have full information of; as, to know one's duty.
  • English Word Know Definition To be convinced of the truth of; to be fully assured of; as, to know things from information.
  • English Word Know Definition 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.
  • English Word Know Definition To recognize; to distinguish; to discern the character of; as, to know a person's face or figure.
  • English Word Know Definition To have sexual commerce with.
  • English Word Know Definition To have knowledge; to have a clear and certain perception; to possess wisdom, instruction, or information; -- often with of.
  • English Word Know Definition To be assured; to feel confident.
  • English Word Know-all Definition One who knows everything; hence, one who makes pretension to great knowledge; a wiseacre; -- usually ironical.
  • English Word Know-nothing Definition A member of a secret political organization in the United States, the chief objects of which were the proscription of foreigners by the repeal of the naturalization laws, and the exclusive choice of native Americans for office.
  • English Word Know-nothingism Definition The doctrines, principles, or practices, of the Know-nothings.
  • English Word Knowa bleness Definition The state or quality of being knowable.
  • English Word Knowable Definition That may be known; capable of being discovered, understood, or ascertained.
  • English Word Knower Definition One who knows.
  • English Word Knowing Definition of Know
  • English Word Knowing Definition Skilful; well informed; intelligent; as, a knowing man; a knowing dog.
  • English Word Knowing Definition Artful; cunning; as, a knowing rascal.
  • English Word Knowing Definition Knowledge; hence, experience.
  • English Word Knowingly Definition With knowledge; in a knowing manner; intelligently; consciously; deliberately; as, he would not knowingly offend.
  • English Word Knowingly Definition By experience.
  • English Word Knowingness Definition The state or quality of being knowing or intelligent; shrewdness; skillfulness.
  • English Word Knowleche Definition See Knowl, edge.
  • English Word Knowleching Definition Knowledge.