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Base pair
noun · 78% connection
one of the pairs of chemical bases joined by hydrogen bonds that connect the complementary strands of a DNA molecule or of an RNA mole…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: space, strands, outside, rope.
Becket
noun · 78% connection
A small grommet, or a ring or loop of rope / metal for holding things in position, as spars, ropes, etc.; also a bracket, a pocket, or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: space, strands, outside, rope.
Bridle
noun · 78% connection
A span of rope, line, or chain made fast as both ends, so that another rope, line, or chain may be attached to its middle.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: space, strands, outside, rope.
Cleat
noun · 78% connection
A device made of wood or metal, having two arms, around which turns may be taken with a line or rope so as to hold securely and yet be…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: space, strands, outside, rope.
Cord
noun · 78% connection
A string, or small rope, composed of several strands twisted together.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: space, strands, outside, rope.
Cuckold's knot
unknown · 78% connection
A hitch or knot, by which a rope is secured to a spar, the two parts of the rope being crossed and seized together; -- called also cuc…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: space, strands, outside, rope.
Externality
noun · 78% connection
the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior; "the outwardness of the world"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: space, strands, outside, rope.
Extra-
unknown · 78% connection
A Latin preposition, denoting beyond, outside of; -- often used in composition as a prefix signifying outside of, beyond, besides, or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: space, strands, outside, rope.
Extracapsular
adjective · 78% connection
Situated outside of a capsule, esp. outside the capsular ligament of a joint.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: space, strands, outside, rope.
Eye
noun · 78% connection
A loop forming part of anything, or a hole through anything, to receive a rope, hook, pin, shaft, etc.; as an eye at the end of a tie…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: space, strands, outside, rope.
Eye-splice
noun · 78% connection
A splice formed by bending a rope's end back, and fastening it into the rope, forming a loop or eye. See Illust. under Splice.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: space, strands, outside, rope.
Fid
noun · 78% connection
A pin of hard wood, tapering to a point, used to open the strands of a rope in splicing.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: space, strands, outside, rope.
Filling
noun · 78% connection
That which is used to fill a cavity or any empty space, or to supply a deficiency; as, filling for a cavity in a tooth, a depression i…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: space, strands, outside, rope.
Grist
noun · 78% connection
In rope making, a given size of rope, common grist being a rope three inches in circumference, with twenty yarns in each of the three…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: space, strands, outside, rope.
Guy
noun · 78% connection
A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as: a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered; a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: space, strands, outside, rope.
Hawser
noun · 78% connection
A large rope made of three strands each containing many yarns.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: space, strands, outside, rope.
Hyalonema
noun · 78% connection
A genus of hexactinelline sponges, having a long stem composed of very long, slender, transparent, siliceous fibres twisted together l…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: space, strands, outside, rope.
Lap
noun · 78% connection
The amount by which a slide valve at its half stroke overlaps a port in the seat, being equal to the distance the valve must move from…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: space, strands, outside, rope.
