dichtknopen — meaning in English

English meaning

• button noun A small disc sewn onto clothing and pushed through a hole to fasten it.
• knot noun A fastening made by looping and tightening a piece of string, rope, or similar material.

Senses

dichtknopen is used for these senses in English:

• knot (transitive) To form into a knot; to tie with a knot or knots.

button — full definition

1. noun A small disc sewn onto clothing and pushed through a hole to fasten it.
2. noun A small device pressed with a finger to operate a machine, switch, or on-screen control.
3. noun A small pin-on badge worn on clothing.
4. verb To fasten with buttons.

knot — full definition

1. noun A fastening made by looping and tightening a piece of string, rope, or similar material.
2. noun A hard, tight lump in a muscle, or a tangled clump of hair.
3. noun A unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour, used for ships and aircraft.
4. verb To tie something into a knot.

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