Bowknot: alternatives and connections

A knot of worms, or of rags, on a string, used in angling, as for eels; formerly, a worm suitable for bait.

the original version of string theory, developed in the late 1960s.; "Although bosonic string theory has many attractive features, it…

A string of beads, or part of a string, used by Roman Catholic in praying; a third of a rosary, or fifty beads.

To get to be, as the result of change or progress; -- with a predicate; as, to come untied.

A gift or represent; something bestowed as an evidence of good will; a token of love; a knot of ribbons; something worn as a token of…

The piece hinged to the needle, which holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is penetrating another loop; a latch.

a knot in wood; a large or hard knot, or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree.

Secondary and less distinct tones which accompany any principal, and apparently simple, tone, as the octave, the twelfth, the fifteent…

A knot or noose in a rope which can be readily undone; -- intended for a temporary fastening; as, a half hitch; a clove hitch; a timbe…

Incapable of being extricated, untied, or disentangled; hopelessly intricate, confused, or obscure; as, an inextricable knot or diffic…

To fasten or bind, as with a knot; to knot together.

Having one portion of a hollow organ drawn back within another portion.

A twist or loop in a rope or thread, caused by a spontaneous doubling or winding upon itself; a close loop or curl; a doubling in a co…

A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp threads, in a loom.

To make a loop of or in; to fasten with a loop or loops; -- often with up; as, to loop a string; to loop up a curtain.

Bent, folded, or tied, so as to make a loop; as, a looped wire or string.

Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book.

To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string, or a kn…