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- noun Plural form of
knot . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
knot .
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Examples
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Well, the first part is fine, but really, Professor Wood, we evolutionary biologists hardly tie ourselves up in knots about this question.
Defensive Evolutionary Biologist goes ape on James Wood 2009
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Well, the first part is fine, but really, Professor Wood, we evolutionary biologists hardly tie ourselves up in knots about this question.
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But even worse, once datasets and codes are released, it is very easy for an anti-science campaign to tie the scientists up in knots trying to respond to their attempts to poke holes in the data.
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The realm of dress tie knots is dominated by a handful of traditional tie knots.
Dress Up Your Ties With The “Merovingian Knot” | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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But even worse, once datasets and codes are released, it is very easy for an anti-science campaign to tie the scientists up in knots trying to respond to their attempts to poke holes in the data.
Open Climate Science or Denial of Service attacks? | Serendipity 2009
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Daniel Kuehn is really tying himself in knots over this.
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Yes, but I have some time right now and watching you tie yourself in knots to insist that things you know nothing about conform to your ideological fantasy is entertaining.
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Our other relative did not see things in knots of wood, nor, to put it gently, did he Kipple.
Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway zorinth 2009
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When does liability overshadow whatever convenience Beijing derives from having Pyongyang tie us in knots?
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The ability to get out of a few well tied knots is equally as valuable.
Knot Reference Wallet Card Keeps Your Knot Knowledge Fresh | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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