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1 | 99% | 4 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 35% | 6 | Elderly relative's attempt at tying string? | |
3 | 35% | 8 | Referring to the shape formed by a point on a string as the string is unwound from a rotating drum | |
Fastening Formed By Tying String Etc Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "KNOT" which means:
- noun
- • A tight cluster of people or things
- • Any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
- • A hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged
- • (of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour
- • Something twisted and tight and swollen
- • Soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
- • A sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere verb
- • Make into knots; make knots out of
- • Tie or fasten into a knot
- • Tangle or complicate
An example sentence would be:
- • "He tied a knot in the rope to secure it."
- • "The sailor expertly tied the knot."
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Similar Clues
Clue | Source | |
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1 | A fastening such as a bow, dressing-gown cord, four-in-hand, knot, ribbon, shoelace or string; an obligation; a bond; equality in score, aka a draw; or, a slur connecting two musical notes
Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
11 Feb 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 11 Feb 2023 |
2 | Elderly relative's attempt at tying string?
The Guardian Quick -
15 Sep 2008 | The Guardian Quick / 15 Sep 2008 |
3 | Fastening (with string)
The Guardian Quick -
14 Nov 2023 | The Guardian Quick / 14 Nov 2023 |
4 | Referring to the shape formed by a point on a string as the string is unwound from a rotating drum | |
5 | String for fastening a package
New York Times Mini -
19 Dec 2019 | New York Times Mini / 19 Dec 2019 |
6 | String pattern formed by looping string around the fingers | |
7 | Tying packages, securing helium balloons, etc.?
New York Times -
04 Mar 2018 | New York Times / 04 Mar 2018 |