nodus — meaning in English

English meaning

• bun noun A small round bread roll, often sweet, or used to hold a filling like a burger.
• knot noun A fastening made by looping and tightening a piece of string, rope, or similar material.

Senses

nodus is used for these senses in English:

• bun A roll of hair worn at the back of the head.
• knot A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops.
• knot The whorl left in lumber by the base of a branch growing out of the tree's trunk.

bun — full definition

1. noun A small round bread roll, often sweet, or used to hold a filling like a burger.
2. noun A roll of hair gathered and pinned at the back or top of the head.
3. verb To gather and tie hair into a bun.

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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