knotted
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Attach the parachute to your figure by winding the knotted end of the suspension lines around the middle of your figure and securing it with a knot or tape. — Science Buddies, Scientific American, "Parachutes with Holes," 14 June 2018 The swimsuit top featured a knotted front design while the bottoms were designed with a high-waisted fit. — Marina Liao, Marie Claire, "Kourtney Kardashian Found Summer's Most Affordable Bikini," 11 June 2018 With less than a minute remaining, Cianciotto stepped up again with the equalizer and the knotted outcome was enough to send the Challengers into the post-season competition. — Alex Kushel, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Christa McAuliffe girls rise to the challenges in middle school soccer playoffs," 12 May 2018 Topology is a branch of mathematics that studies shapes and their possible arrangements in space—from simple knotted loops to the higher-dimensional universes of string theory. — Davide Castelvecchi, Scientific American, "Physicists Harness Twisted Mathematics to Make Powerful Laser," 5 Feb. 2018 Coleman, a 6-foot-2 redshirt sophomore who sat out last season after transferring from Arizona, had another putback with 59 seconds to go that knotted things at 60. — Rachel Roberts, idahostatesman, "Here’s the buzzer-beater that lifted the Boise State women into the NCAA Tournament | Idaho Statesman," 9 Mar. 2018 Introducing the holiday season’s overachievers, nearly teetering heels that take home the gold—not only for the Midas-like metallic hue but also for the sassily askew way the knotted bows grace the top. — Lauren Ingram, WSJ, "Party Shoes with Bows: Would You Go High or Low?," 7 Dec. 2017 And, when in Rome, Zoë Kravitz opted for a set of cat-eye sunnies, oversize studs, and a knotted headband that afforded her burgeoning buzz a wash of bella-donna appeal. — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, "The 10 Best Beauty Instagrams of the Week," 16 July 2017 One woman addressed the crowd as an officer nearby snapped crime-scene tape free from where it had been tied to a tire, leaving the knotted end stuck on the rubber. — Beau Evans, NOLA.com, "'It's happened again': Man shot dead in Algiers is family's 5th killed by gunfire," 26 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'knotted.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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knotted
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of knotted
: having a knot or knots
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