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['nɒtɪ]* * *1) (containing knots.) nodoso2) ((of a problem etc) difficult: a knotty problem.) difficile* * *knotty /ˈnɒtɪ/a.* * *['nɒtɪ] -
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[nɒt] I1) (tied part, tangle) nodo m.to tie sth. in a knot — annodare qcs., fare il nodo a qcs.
to have a knot in one's stomach — fig. avere una stretta allo stomaco
2) (in wood) nodo m., nodosità f.3) (group) gruppo m.4) mar. nodo m.••II 1.to do sth. at a rate of knots — fare qcs. in fretta e furia
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - tt-) annodare, legare [strings, ends] ( together insieme); fare un nodo a [scarf, handkerchief]2.* * *[not] 1. noun1) (a lump or join made in string, rope etc by twisting the ends together and drawing tight the loops formed: She fastened the string round the parcel, tying it with a knot.) nodo2) (a lump in wood at the join between a branch and the trunk: This wood is full of knots.) nodo3) (a group or gathering: a small knot of people) capannello4) (a measure of speed for ships (about 1.85 km per hour).) nodo2. verb(to tie in a knot: He knotted the rope around the post.) annodare- knotty* * *[nɒt]1. nto tie o.s. up in knots fig — ingarbugliarsi
2. vtfare un nodo a, annodare* * *knot (1) /nɒt/n.1 nodo: to tie a knot, fare un nodo; to undo a knot, disfare un nodo; overhand knot, nodo semplice; nodo a 8; running knot, nodo scorsoio2 nodo; groviglio; viluppo: to comb out the knots in one's hair, sbrogliare i nodi dei capelli col pettine8 crocchio; capannello; assembramento9 (bot.) nodo; nocchio10 (anat.) nodulo11 coccarda; rosetta● knot garden, complesso di aiuole ornamentali; parterre (franc.) □ (bot.) knot-grass ( Polygonum aviculare), centinodia; correggiola □ (fam. GB) at a rate of knots, a grande velocità; a tutta birra (fam.) □ (iron., scherz.) to tie the knot, sposarsi; convolare a giuste nozze □ (fig.) to tie oneself (up) in knots, confondersi; essere sconcertato (o disorientato).knot (2) /nɒt/n.(zool., Calidris canutus) piovanello maggiore.(to) knot /nɒt/A v. t.1 annodare; fare un nodo a; legare: to knot a scarf round one's throat, annodarsi al collo una sciarpa; to knot one's necktie, annodarsi la cravatta; fare il nodo alla cravatta; to knot together, annodare insieme; unire con un nodo; to knot a bundle, legare un fagottoB v. i.1 formare un nodo; annodarsi: This rope knots easily and holds the knots well, questa corda si annoda facilmente e tiene bene i nodi2 aggrovigliarsi; ingarbugliarsi; formare nodi4 ( di stomaco) contrarsi; stringersi: The sound made my stomach knot, a quel suono sentii una stretta allo stomaco.* * *[nɒt] I1) (tied part, tangle) nodo m.to tie sth. in a knot — annodare qcs., fare il nodo a qcs.
to have a knot in one's stomach — fig. avere una stretta allo stomaco
2) (in wood) nodo m., nodosità f.3) (group) gruppo m.4) mar. nodo m.••II 1.to do sth. at a rate of knots — fare qcs. in fretta e furia
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - tt-) annodare, legare [strings, ends] ( together insieme); fare un nodo a [scarf, handkerchief]2.
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Knotty — Knot ty, a. [Compar. {Knottier}; superl. {Knottiest}.] 1. Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; as, knotty timber; a knotty rope. [1913 Webster] 2. Hard; rugged; as, a knotty head. [R.] Rewe. [1913 Webster] 3. Difficult; intricate; perplexed … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
knotty — [nät′ē] adj. knottier, knottiest [ME] 1. having or full of knots [a knotty board] 2. hard to solve or explain; puzzling [a knotty problem] knottiness n … English World dictionary
knotty — index problematic, recondite Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
knotty — (adj.) mid 13c. (figurative use early 13c.), from KNOT (Cf. knot) (n.) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Knottiness … Etymology dictionary
knotty — intricate, involved, complicated, *complex … New Dictionary of Synonyms
knotty — [adj] troublesome baffling, complex, complicated, difficult, effortful, elaborate, formidable, Gordian*, hard, intricate, involved, labyrinthine, mazy, mystifying, perplexing, problematical, puzzling, ramified, reticular, rough, rugged,… … New thesaurus
knotty — ► ADJECTIVE (knottier, knottiest) 1) full of knots. 2) extremely difficult or intricate … English terms dictionary
Knotty — The game of knotty is a Scottish team sport. It is a variation of the game of shinty as played in the fishing communities of Lybster, Caithness. It used to be played widely in the town, as was shinty in the rest of Caithness, but it ceased to be… … Wikipedia
knotty — [[t]nɒ̱ti[/t]] knottier, knottiest 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A knotty problem is complicated and difficult to solve. The new management team faces some knotty problems. Syn: thorny 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n Knotty wood has a lot of small hard areas on it… … English dictionary
knotty — UK [ˈnɒtɪ] / US [ˈnɑtɪ] adjective Word forms knotty : adjective knotty comparative knottier superlative knottiest 1) difficult to solve or understand a knotty problem 2) knotty wood has a lot of round hard places in it … English dictionary
knotty — knot|ty [ nati ] adjective 1. ) difficult to solve or understand: a knotty problem 2. ) knotty wood has a lot of round hard places in it: knotty pine … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English