(n.) A figure the lines of which are interlaced or intricately interwoven, as in embroidery, gardening, etc.
(n.) A fastening together of the pars or ends of one or more threads, cords, ropes, etc., by any one of various ways of tying or entangling.
(n.) A lump or loop formed in a thread, cord, rope. etc., as at the end, by tying or interweaving it upon itself.
(n.) An ornamental tie, as of a ribbon.
(n.) A bond of union; a connection; a tie.
(n.) Something not easily solved; an intricacy; a difficulty; a perplexity; a problem.
(n.) A cluster of persons or things; a collection; a group; a hand; a clique; as, a knot of politicians.
(n.) A portion of a branch of a tree that forms a mass of woody fiber running at an angle with the grain of the main stock and making a hard place in the timber. A loose knot is generally the remains of a dead branch of a tree covered by later woody growth.
(n.) A knob, lump, swelling, or protuberance.
(n.) A protuberant joint in a plant.
(n.) The point on which the action of a story depends; the gist of a matter.
(n.) See Node.
(n.) A division of the log line, serving to measure the rate of the vessel's motion. Each knot on the line bears the same proportion to a mile that thirty seconds do to an hour. The number of knots which run off from the reel in half a minute, therefore, shows the number of miles the vessel sails in an hour.
(n.) A nautical mile, or 6080.27 feet; as, when a ship goes eight miles an hour, her speed is said to be eight knots.
(n.) A kind of epaulet. See Shoulder knot.
(n.) A sandpiper (Tringa canutus), found in the northern parts of all the continents, in summer. It is grayish or ashy above, with the rump and upper tail coverts white, barred with dusky. The lower parts are pale brown, with the flanks and under tail coverts white. When fat it is prized by epicures. Called also dunne.
(v. t.) To tie in or with, or form into, a knot or knots; to form a knot on, as a rope; to entangle.
(v. t.) To unite closely; to knit together.
(v. t.) To entangle or perplex; to puzzle.
(v. i.) To form knots or joints, as in a cord, a plant, etc.; to become entangled.
(v. i.) To knit knots for fringe or trimming.
(v. i.) To copulate; -- said of toads.
Example Sentences:
(1) Two years ago I met a wonderful man and we now feel it’s time to tie the knot.
(2) The tinsel coiled around a jug of squash and bauble in the strip lighting made a golf-ball size knot of guilt burn in my throat.
(3) It is emphasized that surgeons should be more aware of the relationship of the holding power of surgical knots to not only the knot-typing technique but also the kind of suture material used.
(4) When a supercoiled substrate bearing two FLP target sequences in inverse orientation is treated with FLP, the products are multiply knotted structures that arise as a result of random entrapment of interdomainal supercoils.
(5) In principle, the more turns and throws the stronger the knot.
(6) Also numerous small knots on the small intestine, peritoneum, and omentum, as well as a considerable amount of ascites were observed.
(7) Suture knots are buried in the sclera to minimize the risk of late-onset endophthalmitis.
(8) The catheter with intact triple knots could be withdrawn without an invasive maneuver.
(9) A more detailed analysis of the products from recombination between wild-type sites indicates: (1) that the catenanes or knots produced by recombination are both simple and complex; (2) that the ratio of free products to catenanes is independent of the distance between the two directly repeated loxP sites; and (3) that for DNA substrates with four loxP sites significant recombination between non-adjacent sites occurs to give free circular products.
(10) This article studies the different knots, modalities and sutures.
(11) The mechanical performance of these sutures was judged by the following parameters: knot breakage force, configuration of secure knots, and knot run down force.
(12) This could be of important use in expediting root-knot nematode resistance (based on the Aps 1-linked resistance gene Mi) screening for breeding programs, or F1 testing for seed production purposes.
(13) After this manoeuvre, both the introducer and the small knot could be withdrawn from the jugular vein without further incident.
(14) The former appears characteristic of circularly bent DNA and gives rise to a substantial retardation, the latter of bending across a knot or kink in the DNA chain associated with a relatively minor retardation relative to standards.
(15) The suture appears to be solid, and the knots do not loosen.
(16) Now before you get your knickers in a knot, of course I love my children – and I do a decent job of caring for them.
(17) With respect to handling, knotting, tissue drag, absorption, and postoperative complications, the improved Dexon suture was found to be well suited for use in cataract surgery.
(18) The reduced phacoemulsification incision size in combination with a scleral pocket closed with a continuous single knotted 10-0 monofilament nylon suture under tonometric and keratometric control significantly dampens the changes in corneal astigmatism during the early and late postoperative periods.
(19) Two new triterpenoid saponins, wistariasaponins D [1] amd G [2], and the known saponin dehydrosoyasaponin I [3] were isolated from the knots of Wistaria brachybotrys.
(20) Loose ends in efforts to untangle the Gordian knot of Syria | Letters Read more “What is important is Russia has to not be engaged in any activities against anybody but [Isis],” secretary of state John Kerry said.
Loosen
Definition:
(v. t.) To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string, or a knot; to loosen a rock in the earth.
(v. t.) To free from restraint; to set at liberty..
(v. t.) To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of.
(v. i.) To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact.
Example Sentences:
(1) There is a gradual loosening of the adolescent's emotional dependence on her parents and a transfer of dependency ties to peers.
(2) The torques, although not large enough to dislodge the socket immediately, are repetitive and so may contribute to loosening.
(3) Femoral endosteal bone loss has been shown to be part of the natural aging process and may be a factor in femoral component loosening following total hip arthroplasty (THA).
(4) Seventeen of these were due to infection or loosening of the prosthesis.
(5) Loosening of the sutures and keratitis were the main complications in the postoperative course.
(6) Electric birefringence studies suggest that methylation may result in both interparticle cross-linking and some localised loosening of the DNA-protein complex complex.
(7) Two tibial components (2%) were believed to be mechanically loose, but no revisions for mechanical loosening were done.
(8) An artificial joint that articulates with full fluid film lubrication could greatly reduce wear and frictional torque and hence reduce the incidence of loosening and inflammatory tissue reaction.
(9) Aseptic loosening is the most common mode of failure for total knee replacements.
(10) The criteria of failure of pedicular instrumentation or "death" of an implant were defined as 1) screw bending, 2) screw breakage, 3) infection, 4) loosening of implants, 5) any rod or plate hardware problems, or 6) removal of hardware due to a neurologic complication.
(11) In the areas of disorganized collagen fibres cervical fibroblasts seemed to be activated characterized by fine granular loosening of the cytoplasma, dilated cisternae of rough endoplasmatic reticulum, vacuolized enlarged mitochondria and an increased number of cytoplasmatic vesicles close to the cell surface.
(12) Loosening of the tightly folded "native" structure of the two proteins following their synthesis in a rabbit reticulocyte lysate was assayed by the acquisition of protease sensitivity (pODHFR and pOCAT) or by the loss of enzyme activity (pOCAT).
(13) We concluded that the acetabular component of the Wagner prosthesis is prone to early loosening and that the early loosening is potentiated by a foreign-body response to debris resulting from arthroplastic wear.
(14) I think that is where we will see the most immediate loosening up of restrictions,” Handjani said.
(15) The reduction in the rate of aseptic loosening of the socket in our series, compared with the higher rates reported in similar long-term studies in which other acetabular components were used, supports the conclusion that there is enhanced longevity of acetabular fixation when a metal-backed acetabular component is used in cemented total hip arthroplasty.
(16) The loosening of such interactions is believed to induce conformational changes, which will alter ion transport systems necessary to the propagation of neural impulses.
(17) Main changes of upper compartments were showed on the bilaminar zone, including disc perforation and anterior displacement and capsular loosening.
(18) Significant problems included abnormal posture in the wrist, roentgenographic evidence of loosening in the finger metacarpophalangeals, extensor lag in the metacarpophalangeal of the thumb, and lack of motion in the proximal interphalangeal joint of the finger.
(19) China's government and media have launched a broadside against Japan's move to loosen the bonds on its powerful military, casting it as a threat to Asian security.
(20) However, because loosening and sinking of the prosthesis were significant, a ceramic total prosthesis was designed in 1980 to be used without cement.