Term: slipknot: a knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made
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: inertial guidance: a method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to inertial forces
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: ratbite fever bacterium: a bacterium causing ratbite fever
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: conduction anesthesia: anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve
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: refresher course: a course that reviews and updates a topic for those who have not kept abreast of developments
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: lens implant: a clear plastic lens that is implanted in the eye; usually done when the natural lens has been removed in a cataract operation
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: acid head: someone who takes LSD
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: praline: cookie-sized candy made of brown sugar and butter and pecans
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: flower people: a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music
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: isoproterenol: drug (trade name Isuprel) used to treat bronchial asthma and to stimulate the heart
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: cairene: a native or inhabitant of Cairo