"knotful" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more knotful [comparative], most knotful [superlative]
Etymology: knot + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|knot|ful|pos=adjective}} knot + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} knotful (comparative more knotful, superlative most knotful)
  1. Full of knots; knotty.
    Sense id: en-knotful-en-adj-5ObFDkkN Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English nouns suffixed with -ful: 56 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: knotfuls [plural]
Etymology: knot + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|knot|ful|pos=noun}} knot + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun}} knotful (plural knotfuls)
  1. A quantity that makes up a knot.
    Sense id: en-knotful-en-noun-BR~WmvHQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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