Term: fisherman's knot: a knot for tying the ends of two lines together
Broader: artifact: a man-made object taken as a whole | Unrelated: attractive nuisance: anything on your premises that might attract children into danger or harm
Broader: artifact: a man-made object taken as a whole | Unrelated: attrition: a wearing down to weaken or destroy
Broader: artifact: a man-made object taken as a whole | Unrelated: decalescence: phenomenon that occurs when a metal is being heated and there is a sudden slowing in the rate of temperature increase; slowing is caused by a change in the internal crystal structure of the metal
Broader: artifact: a man-made object taken as a whole | Unrelated: open society: a society that allows its members considerable freedom (as in a democracy)
Broader: artifact: a man-made object taken as a whole | Unrelated: false miterwort: plant with tiny white flowers hanging in loose clusters on leafy stems; moist woods from Alaska to central California and east to Montana
Broader: artifact: a man-made object taken as a whole | Unrelated: venture capitalist: a speculator who makes money available for innovative projects (especially in high technology)
Broader: artifact: a man-made object taken as a whole | Unrelated: lock: any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
Broader: artifact: a man-made object taken as a whole | Unrelated: brace: elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
Broader: artifact: a man-made object taken as a whole | Unrelated: welterweight: a weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeplechase)
Broader: artifact: a man-made object taken as a whole | Unrelated: silky dogwood: shrub of eastern North America closely resembling silky cornel