nœud

Meaning

1. knot (tangle)
2. knot (unit of speed, one nautical mile per hour)
3. (slang) penis
4. (slang) stupid person
5. node
6. knot (muscular tension)

Concepts

knot

🪢

node

protrusion

bow

🙇

tie knot

knuckle

nub

tie

crossway

dickey

ending

highlight

hitch

intersection

joint

knob

leaf node

loop

➿

lymph gland

lymph node

mi

mile

nautical mile

noose

pom-pom

ravel

sheaf

slub

tangle

thickening

tight

union

vertex

air mile

carrefour

tie a knot

tie tightly

greyback

nubble

international nautical mile

Calidris canutus

naut mi

grayback

bow tie

bundle

burl

chignon

conclusion

crossing

crossroad

Synonyms

protrusion

lien

🔗

nud

botte

👢

carrefour

chignon

clou

conclusion

croisement

décussation

faire

faisceau

gerbe

intersection

liaison

🔗

mélodie

mille

1000

protubérance

serrer

sommet

union

faire un nœud

ganglion lymphatique

jointure

mille marin

nœud lymphatique

bécasseau maubèche

calidris canutus

groupe carrefour

air

Ganglion lymphatique

articulation

attache

Pronounced as (IPA)

/nø/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French neu, from Latin nōdus, from Proto-Indo-European *gned-, *gnod- (“to bind”). Doublet of knout.