Knag, n. Knot (in wood).
Knaggy, a. Knotty, gnarled.
Knarl, n. Knot, knob, snag.
Knarled, a. Knotty, knotted, knurly, gnarled.
Knave, n. 1. Villain, rascal, scoundrel, rogue, cheat, caitiff, swindler, sharper, trickster, scamp, scapegrace, scalawag.
2. Jack (of cards).
Knavery, n. Villany, rascality, fraud, knavishness, dishonesty, criminality, trickery, wickedness.
Knavish, a. Dishonest, unprincipled, fraudulent, trickish, tricky, roguish.
Knavishness, n. Knavery, dishonesty, wickedness.
Kneepan, n. Patella.
Knick-knack, n. Toy, trifle, plaything, gimcrack, gewgaw, bawble, knack, jiggumbob.
Knight, n. Cavalier, chevalier, horseman, horse-soldier, equestrian.
Knight-errantry, n. Chivalry, knighthood.
Knighthood, n. Chivalry, knight-errantry.
Knit, v. a. Join, unite, connect.
Knob, n. Protuberance, boss, bunch, hunch, stud.
Knock, n. 1. Rap (as at a door), clap.
2. Blow, slap, cuff, buffet, box.
Knock, v. n. Rap (as at a door).
Knock, v. a. Beat, strike, hit, bump, slap.
Knock down, 1. Fell, prostrate.
2. Knock off (by auction).
Knock under, Submit, yield, knuckle, give up, lower one's flag, kiss the rod, lick the dust, eat humble pie, draw in one's horns.
Knock up, [Colloquial.] Fatigue, beat out, weary, exhaust, tire, fag.
Knoll, n. Hillock, mound.
Knot, n. 1. Entanglement, complication.
2. Tie, connection, bond of union.
3. Joint, node, knag.
4. Tuft, bunch.
5. Group, band, clique, gang, crew, squad, cluster, set, pack.
6. Nautical mile.
Knot, v. a. Entangle, tie, complicate.
Knot-grass, n. Dog's-grass, couch-grass, twitch-grass, wheat-grass, dog-wheat (Triticum repens).
Knotted, a. Knotty, knurly.
Knotty, a. 1. Knotted, gnarled, full of knots, knaggy, knurly.
2. Intricate, difficult, perplexing, embarrassing, hard, troublesome.
Know, v. a. 1. Perceive, apprehend, comprehend, understand, discern, be aware of, be assured of, see through, make out.
2. Recognize, be acquainted with.
3. Distinguish, discriminate.
Know, v. n. 1. Have knowledge.
2. Be informed, be made aware.
3. Be sure, feel certain.
Knowing, a. Intelligent, skilful, competent, qualified, experienced, accomplished, proficient, well-informed.
Knowledge, n. 1. Apprehension, comprehension, perception, understanding, discernment, judgment.
2. Learning, erudition, scholarship, enlightenment, lore, acquirements, attainments.
3. Cognizance, cognition, notice, information.
Knuckle, v. n. Yield (obsequiously), submit, cringe, stoop, crouch, give up, knock under.
Knurly, a. Knotty, knotted, knarled.
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Labor, n. 1. Toil, work, exertion, effort, pains, drudgery.
2. Travail, parturition, childbirth, delivery.
Labor, v. n. 1. Toll, strive, drudge, work, exert one's self, take pains.
2. Suffer, be afflicted, be distressed.
3. Travail, be in travail, be in labor.
Labored, a. Elaborate, studied, carefully wrought.
Laborer, n. Workman, operative.
Laborious, a. 1. Industrious, sedulous, assiduous, diligent, toiling, hard-working, painstaking.
2. Difficult, arduous, onerous, toilsome, tiresome, wearisome, fatiguing, irksome, hard, Herculean.
Laboriousness, n. Toilsomeness, difficulty.
Labor of love, Gratuitous service.
Labyrinth, n. Maze, perplexity, intricacy.
Labyrinthian, n. Mazy, confused.
Lacerate, v. a. Tear, sever, mangle, rend, lancinate, laniate, claw, tear asunder, tear to pieces.
Laceration, n. Tearing, rending.
Laches, n. pl. (Law.) Negligence, remissness, neglect of duty.
