Knut — meaning in English
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English meaning
- angle noun The space between two lines or surfaces that meet at a point, measured in degrees.
- canute name A male given name from the Germanic languages used in England from the eleventh to the thirteenth century.
- kink noun A tight twist or bend in something that is normally straight, such as hair, rope, or wire.
- knot noun A fastening made by looping and tightening a piece of string, rope, or similar material.
- knout noun A leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia.
Senses
Knut is used for these senses in English:
- Canute (historical) A en given name used in England from the eleventh to the thirteenth century.
- angle A corner where two walls intersect.
- 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 (aviation) A unit of indicated airspeed, calibrated airspeed, or equivalent airspeed, which varies in its relation to the unit of speed so as to compensate for the effects of different ambient atmospheric conditions on aircraft performance.
- knout A leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia.
angle — full definition
- noun The space between two lines or surfaces that meet at a point, measured in degrees.
- noun A particular way of looking at or approaching a situation, especially in a story or argument.
- verb To present something from a particular point of view, often to favor one side.
- verb To fish with a hook and line.
canute — full definition
- name A male given name from the Germanic languages used in England from the eleventh to the thirteenth century.
- name Canute the Great, king of England, Denmark and Norway.
- name A town in Oklahoma.