shoulder knot

  • 21shoulder — n. & v. n. 1 a the part of the body at which the arm, foreleg, or wing is attached. b (in full shoulder joint) the end of the upper arm joining with the collar bone and blade bone. c either of the two projections below the neck from which the… …

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  • 22knot´less — knot1 «not», noun, verb, knot|ted, knot|ting. –n. 1. a) a fastening made by tying or twining together pieces of one or more ropes, strings, or cords: »a square knot, a slipknot, a knot in a shoelace. b) …

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  • 23knot — Synonyms and related words: Blackwall hitch, Chinese puzzle, Flemish knot, French shroud knot, German knot, Gordian knot, Matthew Walker knot, Rube Goldberg contraption, Windsor knot, accouple, accumulate, adhesive, affix, affixation, agglutinate …

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  • 24knot — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a an intertwining of a rope, string, tress of hair, etc., with another, itself, or something else to join or fasten together. b a set method of tying a knot (a reef knot). c a ribbon etc. tied as an ornament and worn on a dress… …

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  • 25shoulder — Synonyms and related words: Chateaubriand, abutment, accept, advocate, afford support, alpenstock, ankle, arc boutant, arm, arm in arm, articulation, as one, ascender, assault, associate with, assume, athletic supporter, avoid, back, back up,… …

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  • 26Human knot — A human knot is a common icebreaker game or teambuilding activity for new people to learn to work together in close physical proximity!. It is a disentanglement puzzle in which a group of people in a circle hold hands with the person across from… …

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  • 27Bowline knot — Bowline Bow line, n. [Cf. D. boelijn, Icel. b[ o]gl[ i]na?, Dan. bovline; properly the line attached to the shoulder or side of the sail. See {Bow} (of a ship), and {Line}.] (Naut.) A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular… …

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  • 28Overhand knot — Overhand O ver*hand , a. 1. (Sewing) Over and over; applied to a style of sewing, or to a seam, in which two edges, usually selvedges, are sewed together by passing each stitch over both. [1913 Webster] 2. (Baseball, Cricket, Tennis, etc.) Done… …

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  • 29porters' knot — (obsolete) A double shoulder pad with a loop fitting round the forehead, used to help market porters carry their load • • • Main Entry: ↑knot …

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  • 30porter's knot — noun historical a double shoulder pad and forehead loop used for carrying loads …

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