What is Knot?
{{otheruses}} [[File:Alpine Butterfly Bend Final.jpg|thumb|A knot from a blue and red string]] A '''knot''' is a fixed looping of a piece of string or [[rope]]. Knots are often used for binding things together. While a knot is often made from rope, it can also be made from many other things. In fact, a knot is actually the condition a long flexible object is in. For example, [[hair]] can be tied in a knot. The ends of [[balloon]]s are tied in a knot to prevent the air from escaping. The average person over 5 or so years of age is likely capable of tying a knot; most of these knots people tie are probably with their [[shoelace]]s. Ribbons are also tied in a knot so as to appear pretty, as when wrapped around a [[gift]]. In addition, knots are also made by [[sailor]]s in many different forms and for many different purposes. There are even people who have adopted knot-making as a hobby. ==Related pages== {{commonscat|Knots}} {{wiktionary}} * [[List of knots]] ==More reading== * {{cite book |last1=Iggulden |first1=Hal |last2=Iggulden |first2=Conn |title=The Dangerous Book for Boys |date=2007 |publisher=HarperCollins |location=New York |isbn=978-0061243585 |pages=9–11|chapter=The Five Knots Every Boy Should Know}} [[Category:Basic English 850 words]] [[Category:Knots| ]]