Term: half hitch: a knot used to fasten a rope temporarily to an object; usually tied double
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: pine nut: edible seed of any of several nut pines especially some pinons of southwestern North America
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: fedelline: extremely fine pasta thinner than vermicelli
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: hangnail: a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected
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 twining snapdragon: southwestern United States plant with yellow flowers on stems that twist and twine through other vegetation
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: lorentz force: the force experienced by a point charge moving along a wire that is in a magnetic field; the force is at right angles to both the current and the magnetic field
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: quadriplegia: paralysis of both arms and both legs
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: organ pipe: the flues and stops on a pipe organ
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: marrano: (medieval Spain and Portugal) a disparaging term for a Jew who converted to Christianity in order to avoid persecution but continued to practice their religion secretly
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: myiasis: infestation of the body by the larvae of flies (usually through a wound or other opening) or any disease resulting from such infestation
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: runcinate leaf: a leaf having incised margins with the lobes or teeth curved toward the base; as a dandelion leaf