21) mate. Roget s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995.
...half. See MARRIAGE. 1. To join or be joined in marriage: espouse, marry, wed. Slang : hitch. tie the knot. See MARRIAGE. 2. To engage in sexual relations with: bed,...
22) denouement. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000.
...French desnouement, an untying, from desnouer, to undo : des-, de- + nouer, to tie (from Latin nodre, from nodus, knot; see ned- in Appendix I)....
23) fasten. Roget s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995.
...root1. See MOVE. 5. To make fast or firmly fixed, as by means of a cord or rope: bind, knot, secure, tie, tie up. See KEEP, TIGHTEN....
24) knit. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000.
...2. The way in which a fabric has been knit: a loose knit. Middle English knitten, to tie in a knot, from Old English cnyttan.knitter -NOUN...
25) bind. Roget s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995.
...dress. See CARE FOR. 4. To make fast or firmly fixed, as by means of a cord or rope: fasten, knot, secure, tie, tie up. See KEEP, TIGHTEN....
26) tight. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000.
...or only at a high price: tight money. b. Affected by scarcity: a tight market. 11. Difficult to deal with or get out of: a tight spot. 12. Barely profitable: a tight...
27) secure. Roget s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995.
...See GET. 9. To make fast or firmly fixed, as by means of a cord or rope: bind, fasten, knot, tie, tie up. See KEEP, TIGHTEN. 1. Having a firm belief in one's own...
28) bond. Roget s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995.
...restraint, shackle. Archaic : gyve. See FREE. 4. That which unites or binds: knot, ligament, ligature, link, nexus, tie, vinculum, yoke. See CONNECT. 5. The close...
29) 9. Relation. Mawson, C.O. Sylvester. 1922. Roget s International Thesaurus
of English Words and Phrases
...approximating; proportional, proportionate, proportionable; allusive, comparable, equiparable [obs. or rare]. RELEVANT (apt) [See Agreement]; applicable equiparant;...
30) 706. Hindrance. Mawson, C.O. Sylvester. 1922. Roget s International
Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases
...[See Opposition]; trammel, tether (means of restraint) [See Prison]; holdback, counterpoise. DAMPER, wet blanket, hinderer, marplot, kill-joy, crape-hanger [slang],...
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