gordian
51Gordian knot — n. to cut the Gordian knot * * * to cut the Gordian knot …
52Gordian knot — Gor|di|an knot [ˌgo:diən ˈnɔt US ˌgo:rdiən ˈna:t] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: From a complicated knot tied by Gordius, king of ancient Phrygia, which Alexander the Great cut through with his sword] cut/untie the Gordian knot to quickly solve a… …
53Gordian knot — noun Date: 1579 1. an intricate problem; especially a problem insoluble in its own terms often used in the phrase cut the Gordian knot 2. a knot tied by Gordius, king of Phrygia, held to be capable of being untied only by the future ruler of Asia …
54gordian worm — /gawr dee euhn/, Zool. nematomorph. [after the Gordian knot, alluding to the tangles the worms sometimes form] * * * …
55gordian knot — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. see cut the gordian knot …
56Gordian knot — Gor|di|an knot [ ,gɔrdiən nat ] noun cut the Gordian knot to solve a very difficult problem in a quick and determined way that may cause other problems in the future …
57Gordian knot — A complex problem. According to legend, King Gordius of Phrygia tied the knot and it was said that anyone who could undo it would rule Asia; Alexander the Great cut it with his sword. To cut the Gordian knot is to solve a difficult problem by a… …
58Gordian knot — [ gɔ:dɪən] noun (in phr. cut the Gordian knot) solve a difficult problem in a direct or forceful way. Origin C16: from the legendary knot tied by Gordius, king of Gordium, and cut through by Alexander the Great in response to the prophecy that… …
59Gordian knot — noun cut the Gordian knot to quickly solve a difficult problem by determined action …
60Gordian knot — UK [ˌɡɔː(r)dɪən ˈnɒt] / US [ˌɡɔrdɪən ˈnɑt] noun cut the Gordian knot …
