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Synonyms for node

Most common

host guest client lymph node leaf node vertex nodule

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Client

client, host, guest

2. Lymph gland

lymph gland informal, lymph node

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.

  2. n. 2

    The point where the orbit of a planet, as viewed from the Sun, intersects the ecliptic. The ascending and descending nodes refer respectively to the points where the planet moves from South to North and N to S; their respective symbols are ☊ and ☋.

  3. n. 3

    A leaf node.

Forms

Plural
nodes → clients, hosts, guests, knobs…

Example sentences

  • host Spain is the host country for the Olympics in 1992.
  • guest Could I ask you to get a cup of tea for our guest?
  • client But I have an appointment with my client tomorrow.
  • vertex Where there's a vertex, there must be an edge.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
noderising
hostrising
guestrising
clientrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
host1, knot1, lump1, knob1
5 letters
guest1
6 letters
client2, vertex2, nodule2
8 letters
swelling2
10 letters
thickening3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (client2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
nœud
Italiano
nodo
Español
nudo
Deutsch
Knoten
Català
nus