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| bow2 |
a knot that is easy to loosen. Bows have two or more loops and are used to tie shoes and wrap gifts. [1/4 definitions] |
| kink |
a sore muscle that feels like it is in a knot. [1/4 definitions] |
| knot1 |
the place where a branch grows out of the trunk of a tree. When wood is cut into boards, the knot looks like a dark spot. [3/6 definitions] |
| knothole |
a hole in a piece of lumber from which a knot has come out. |
| noose |
a loop that passes through a knot in the end of a rope or other line. When the rope is pulled, the loop becomes smaller. |
| pretzel |
a thin, crisp food that is like a cracker. A pretzel is shaped into a knot or stick, and then baked and salted. |
| tie |
to fasten by pulling together the sides or parts of and making a knot with a string. [2/9 definitions] |
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