Knots
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bonfirlute /ˈbɒnfәːˌljuːt/
noun (plural bonfirlutes)
a knot of flames.
[a blend of bonfire + convoluted.]
combteaser /ˈkәʊmˌtiːzә/
noun (plural combteasers)
1. a thick, obstinate tangle in hair.
2. a problem that can only be identified when the solution is available.
cryptangle /krɪpˈtӕŋɡәl/
noun (plural cryptangles)
a hidden knot.
- cryptangular /krɪpˈtӕŋɡjʊlә/ adjective
[from crypto- + tangle.]
doughknot /ˈdәʊnɒt/
noun (plural doughknots)
a doughnut shaped like a pretzel.
- doughknotty /ˈdәʊˌnɒti/ adjective
[a blend of doughnut + knot.]
eelgnat /ˈɪәlnӕt/
noun (plural eelgnats)
1. a tiny knot.
2. a complicated detail.
Semordnilap: tanglee
- eelgnatty /ˈɪәlˌnӕti/ adjective (comparative eelgnattier; superlative eelgnattiest)
[derivation uncertain; perhaps from eel + gnat. or a reversal of Hoptanglish tanglee.]
fooptath /ˈfʊptɑːθ/
noun (plural fooptaths)
a tangled sidewalk.
Proxynonym: ravelator
- fooptathic /fʊpˈtɑːθɪk/ adjective
[an anagram of footpath.]
fretawire /ˈfrɛtәˌwʌɪә/
noun (plural fretawires)
a frayed knot.
[from fret + Hoptanglish awire.]
grainbow /ˈɡreɪnbәʊ/
noun (plural grainbows)
a multicoloured threadible.
[a tiakler of grain + rainbow.]
gutug /ˈɡʌtʌɡ/
noun (plural gutugs)
a knot in the stomach.
[an elboword of gut + tug.]
howabout /ˈhaʊәˌbaʊt/
noun (plural howabouts)
a knot.
kanot /kәˈnɒt/
noun (plural kanots)
a knot that has been loosened.
[a variant of knot.]
knobknot /ˈnɒbnɒt/
noun (plural knobknots)
a wall and crown knot.
logoracinode /ˌlɒɡәˈrӕsɪˌnәʊd/
noun (plural logoracinodes)
a knot in a word root.
- logoracinodal /ˌlɒɡәˌrӕsɪˈnәʊdәl/ adjective
[a blend of Greek λόγος logos ‘word’ + Hoptanglish racinode.]
nodal /ˈnәʊdәl/
noun (plural nodals)
a very thin, small, flexible threadible used in Nanonoodlecoo.
[a blend of Latin nodus ‘knot’ + noodle.]
optangle /ˈɒpˌtӕŋɡәl/
noun (plural optangles)
a knot in a line of vision.
- optangled /ˈɒpˌtӕŋɡәld/ adjective
[a blend of optic + tangle.]
otterknot /ɒtәˌnɒt/
noun (plural otterknots)
a swimpath that forms a knot.
Semordnilap: tonkretto
perplexus /pәːˈplɛksәs/
noun (plural perplexuses)
a tangled mass of discombobulated nerves.
- perplexiform /pәːˈplɛksɪˌfɔːm/ adjective
[a tiakler of perplex + plexus.]
racinode /ˈrӕsɪˌnәʊd/
noun (plural racinodes)
a knot in a root.
- racinodal /ˌrӕsɪˈnәʊdәl/ adjective
[a blend of French racine ‘root’ + Latin nodus ‘knot’.]
ravelator /ˈrӕvәˌleɪtә/
noun (plural ravelators)
a moving tangled sidewalk.
Proxynonym: fooptath
[a blend of ravel + travelator.]
ravelos /ˈrӕvәˌlɒs/
noun (plural raveloses)
1. a fast knot.
2. a skilled practitioner.
- ravelosic /ˌrӕvәˈlɒsɪk/ adjective
[a blend of ravel + Latin velox ‘swift’.]
raveltwine /ˈrӕvәlˌtwʌɪn/
noun (plural raveltwines)
a tangled thread.
rumbrede /ˈrʌmbriːd/
noun (plural rumbredes)
a peculiar plait.
[from rum ‘odd’ + brede ‘braid’.]
runnelbump /ˈrʌnәlˌbʌmp/
noun (plural runnelbumps)
a knot in a river.
- runnelbumpy /ˈrʌnәlˌbʌmpi/ adjective
[from runnel ‘stream’ + bump.]
seminode /ˈsɛmɪˌnәʊd/
noun (plural seminodes)
half a knot.
Proxynonym: somewhatknot
[a blend of semi- ‘half’ + Latin nodus ‘knot’.]
sliravelce /ˈslɪrәˌvɛltʃ/
noun (plural sliravelces)
a cut knot.
Trilbud: clevaril
[a danglebarman of slice + ravel.]
sloopknot /ˈsluːpnɒt/
noun (plural sloopknots)
any sailing knot.
snarloop /ˈsnɑːluːp/
noun (plural snarloops)
a knotty orbit.
- snarloopy /ˌsnɑːˈluːpi/ adjective (comparative snarloopier; superlative snarloopiest)
- snarloopily adverb
[an elboword of snarl + loop.]
somewhatknot /ˈsʌmwɒtˌnɒt/
noun (plural somewhatknots)
an incomplete knot.
Proxynonym: seminode
speconode /ˈspɛkәˌnәʊd/
noun (plural speconodes)
a knot in a specord.
- speconodal /ˌspɛkәˈnәʊdәl/ adjective
[a blend of Hoptanglish specord + Latin nodus ‘knot’.]
thrustwist /ˈθrʌstwɪst/
noun (plural thrustwists)
a meaningful knot, such as those found in quipus or Thriddlequide.
Compare: twistegist
- thrustwisty /ˈθrʌstwɪsti/ adjective (comparative thrustwistier; superlative thrustwistiest)
[an elboword of thrust + twist.]
tonkretto /tɒŋˈkrɛtәʊ/
noun (plural tonkrettos)
an untangled otterknot.
Semordnilap: otterknot
[a reversal of Hoptanglish otterknot.]
turm /tәːm/
noun (plural turms)
a word of Thriddlequide, consisting of a threadible in a thrustwist which may release a twistegist.
- turmy /ˈtәːmi/ adjective
[a blend of term + turn.]
twinetune /ˈtwʌɪntjuːn/
noun (plural twinetunes)
a curly or knotty melody.
Proxynonym: tortune
- twinetuny /ˈtwʌɪnˌtjuːni/ adjective (comparative twinetunier; superlative twinetuniest)
twisket /ˈtwɪskәt/
noun (plural twiskets)
a threadible that is tied and baked into a biscuit.
[a blend of twist + biscuit.]
wigmata /wɪɡˈmɑːtә/
plural noun
sacred knots unexpectedly appearing in someone’s wig by divine favour, corresponding to the tangles in the locks and lessons of the baby junglefuzz.
[a blend of wig + stigmata.]