dual — meaning in English

English meaning

• knot noun A fastening made by looping and tightening a piece of string, rope, or similar material.
• tress noun A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet.
• tuft noun A small bunch of hair, grass, feathers, or similar strands bunched together at the base.

Senses

dual is used for these senses in English:

• knot The whorl left in lumber by the base of a branch growing out of the tree's trunk.
• tress A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet.
• tuft A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.

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.

tress — full definition

1. noun A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet.
2. noun A long lock of hair.
3. noun A knot or festoon, as of flowers.

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