Term: sheepshank: a knot for shortening a line
Broader: knot: any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object | Unrelated: windsor tie: a wide necktie worn in a loose bow
Broader: knot: any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object | Unrelated: dugout: either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game
Broader: knot: any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object | Unrelated: yellow spiny daisy: slender perennial of western North America having weakly bristly leaves and yellow flower heads
Broader: knot: any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object | Unrelated: star saxifrage: small often mat-forming alpine plant having small starlike white flowers; Europe
Broader: knot: any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object | Unrelated: containment: the act of containing; keeping something from spreading
Broader: knot: any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object | Unrelated: pill: something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured
Broader: knot: any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object | Unrelated: butterfly weed: erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers
Broader: knot: any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object | Unrelated: abandoned person: someone for whom hope has been abandoned
Broader: knot: any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object | Unrelated: dorsal fin: unpaired median fin on the backs of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates that help to maintain balance
Broader: knot: any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object | Unrelated: xenon: a colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts