Knot (disambiguation)
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Knot may refer to:
- knot – a fastening or securing of rope or a similar material
- knot (mathematics) – in mathematical knot theory, an abstract representation of the knot in the above sense
- knot (speed) – a unit of speed equaling 1 nautical mile per hour (1.15 statute mph or 1.852 km/h)
- Red Knot and Great Knot – two related birds
- shoulder knot – a decorative braid or ribbon
- top knot – a large tuft of hair (or ribbons) on a person's head
- Celtic knot — a type of decorative knot
- in animal anatomy, a part of the penis of a canine
- in wood, the structure of the base of a branch inside the wood; see wood (knots)
- in gardening, an elaborate interlace of tightly-clipped low hedging; see knot garden, parterre, history of gardening
- in language, a type of join, as in a marriage
- in statistics, a tight cluster or group; see cluster sampling