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unknot

un·knot
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhn-not]
    • /ʌnˈnɒt/
    • /ʌn.ˈnɒt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-not]
    • /ʌnˈnɒt/

Definitions of unknot word

  • verb with object unknot to untie by or as if by undoing a knot: to unknot a tie. 1
  • verb unknot to untie a knot in (something) 0
  • verb transitive unknot to untie (a knot) 0
  • verb transitive unknot to undo or untangle a knot or knots in 0
  • noun unknot (mathematics) In knot theory, a loop that is not knotted. 0
  • verb unknot (Transitive Verb) To undo (a knot). 0

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Origin of unknot

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; un-2 + knot1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Unknot

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unknot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

unknot usage trend in Literature

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Antonyms for unknot

verb unknot

  • corded — bound or fastened with cord
  • cording — a type of corded material, esp when used as a decorative trimming
  • knot — either of two large sandpipers, Calidris canutus or C. tenuirostris, that breed in the Arctic and winter in the Southern Hemisphere.

Top questions with unknot

  • how to unknot a necklace?
  • how to unknot hair?
  • how to unknot your hair?

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