GRANNY KNOT

Meaning of GRANNY KNOT in English

ˈgranny ˌknot BrE AmE noun [countable]

a knot that is like a ↑ reef knot but is tied wrongly so that it is not firm

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

GRANNY KNOT — noun Date: 1853 an insecure knot often made instead of a square knot
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GRANNY KNOT — noun or granny's bend or granny's knot : an insecure knot often made instead of a square knot
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRANNY KNOT — an incorrect version of a square knot in which the bights cross each other in the wrong direction next to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GRANNY KNOT — Date: 1853 : an insecure knot often made instead of a square knot — see knot illustration
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GRANNY KNOT — Function: noun Date: 1853 : an insecure knot often made instead of a square knot ― see KNOT illustration
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GRANNY KNOT — ■ noun a reef knot with the ends crossed the wrong way and therefore liable to slip.
Concise Oxford English vocab
GRANNY KNOT — [granny knot] n (1853): an insecure knot often made instead of a square knot--see knot illustration
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GRANNY KNOT — noun an untidy double knot —compare reef knot
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRANNY KNOT — мат. бабушкин узел
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GRANNY KNOT — матем. бабушкин узел
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
GRANNY KNOT — обычный двойной узел; "бабий узел"
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
GRANNY KNOT — мат. бабушкин узел
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GRANNY — or grannie noun (plural grannies) Etymology: by shortening & alteration Date: 1663 1. grandmother 1, a fussy person, midwife
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KNOT
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRANNY — I. noun or gran·nie ˈgranē, -ni ( plural grannies ) Etymology: by shortening & alteration from grandmother 1. a. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRANNY — (n.) A grandmother; a grandam; familiarly, an old woman.
Английский словарь Webster
KNOT — ( v. t. ) To tie in or with, or form into, a knot or knots; to form a knot …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GRANNY — ( n. ) A grandmother; a grandam; familiarly, an old woman.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KNOT
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GRANNY — /gran"ee/ , n. , pl. grannies , adj. grannier, granniest for 6. n. 1. Informal. a grandmother. 2. an elderly …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GRANNY — n. grandmother (Informal)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
KNOT
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GRANNY — or gran·nie ˈgra-nē ( plural grannies ) Etymology: by shortening & alteration Date: 1663 1. a. : grandmother 1 b. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KNOT
Webster English vocab
GRANNY — noun a grandmother; a grandam; familiarly, an old woman.
Webster English vocab
GRANNY — (also grannie ) ■ noun ( plural grannies ) informal one's grandmother. Origin C17: from grannam (representing a colloq. pronunciation …
Concise Oxford English vocab
KNOT
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GRANNY — [gran.ny] or gran.nie n, pl grannies [by shortening & alter.] (1663) 1 a: grandmother b: a fussy person 2. chiefly …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KNOT
Britannica English vocabulary
KNOT — / nɒt; NAmE nɑːt/ noun , verb ■ noun IN STRING / ROPE 1. a join made by tying together …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRANNY — (also less frequent gran·nie ) / ˈgræni; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) ( informal ) grandmother —see also …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNOT — I. knot 1 /nɒt $ nɑːt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cnotta ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GRANNY — I. gran ‧ ny 1 S3 BrE AmE , grannie /ˈɡræni/ noun ( plural grannies ) [countable] informal [ Date: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KNOT
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GRANNY — n. (also grannie) (pl. -ies) colloq. grandmother. øgranny bond Brit. colloq. a form of National Savings certificate orig. available only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KNOT
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GRANNY — n. (also grannie) (pl. -ies) colloq. grandmother. granny bond Brit. colloq. a form of National Savings certificate orig. available only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KNOT
Oxford English vocab
GRANNY — n. (also grannie) (pl. -ies) colloq. grandmother. Phrases and idioms: granny bond Brit. colloq. a form of National Savings certificate …
Oxford English vocab
KNOT — ( knots, knotting, knotted) 1. If you tie a knot in a piece of string, rope, cloth, or other material, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRANNY — also grannie ( grannies) Some people refer to their grandmother as granny . ( INFORMAL ) ...my old granny. N-FAMILY
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRANNY — also grannie (grannies) Some people refer to their grandmother as ~. (INFORMAL) ...my old ~. N-FAMILY
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
KNOT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Gordian knot ▪ In recent years, governments have tried to cut the Gordian knot …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GRANNY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES granny flat granny knot EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And if she wants a train set …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GRANNY — knot [noun] [C] - a type of knot that has not been tied correctly and so can be easily unfastened
Cambridge English vocab
KNOT
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GRANNY
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GRANNY — An abbreviation of grandmother; also the name of an idiot, famous for licking, her eye, who died Nov. 14, 1719. …
Slang English vocab
GRANNY — n. Function: noun Synonyms: FUSSBUDGET , fuddy-duddy, fusser, fusspot, old lady, old maid
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
GRANNY — noun Synonyms: fussbudget , fuddy-duddy, fusser, fusspot, old lady, old maid
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
GRANNY — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
KNOT — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ loose , tight ▪ tangled ▪ a tangled ~ of arms and legs ▪ double , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GRANNY — noun Granny is used before these nouns: ↑ flat , ↑ glasses , ↑ knot
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
KNOT
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GRANNY — n (med st) акушерка
Dirty English-Russian vocab
GRANNY — разг. "бабушка" (смесь крепкого и слабого пива)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
KNOT
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KNOT — knot.ogg _I 1. nɒt n 1. узел tight knot - тугой узел hair in a knot on top of her …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GRANNY — n 1. разг. бабушка, бабуся 2. разг. старушка 3. амер. глупая, суетливая женщина 4. воен. жарг. тяжёлое орудие 5. разг. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
KNOT — 1) завязывать узел 2) морской узел 3) свиль 4) соединять узлом 5) сучок 6) узел • false lover's knot — узел ложной дружбы special alternating knot — специальный …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
KNOT
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
KNOT — _I 1. nɒt n 1. узел tight knot - тугой узел hair in a knot on top of her head …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GRANNY — n 1. разг. бабушка, бабуся 2. разг. старушка 3. амер. глупая, суетливая женщина 4. воен. жарг. тяжёлое орудие 5. разг. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
KNOT
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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