Term: gordian knot: an intricate knot tied by Gordius, the king of Phrygia, and cut by the sword of Alexander the Great after he heard that whoever undid it would become ruler of Asia
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: cantor: the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos
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: wood hoopoe: tropical African bird having metallic blackish plumage but no crest
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: hyades: (Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Pleiades; they nurtured the infant Dionysus and Zeus placed them among the stars as a reward
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: sanction: formal and explicit approval
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: hemstitch: embroidery similar to drawnwork
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: conference: a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic
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: turban squash: squash plants bearing hard-shelled fruit shaped somewhat like a turban with a rounded central portion protruding from the end opposite the stem
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: couverture: chocolate that contains at least 32 percent cocoa butter
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: nanophthalmos: condition in which both eyes are abnormally small but otherwise normal
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: mullet: bottom dwelling marine warm water fishes with two barbels on the chin