plural of Suevian knot

A knot on a tree caused by root tissue growing in the trunk or a limb; a burl.

plural of burr knot

present participle of cut the knot

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cut the knot

A bracelet which partners both wear to show their love.

Any of various knots (for string or the like) having some symmetry. / Lines interwoven with many involutions, fancifully held as an emblem of interwoven affection.

plural of true lover's knot

The three-tangle pretzel knot with two right-handed twists in its first tangle, three left-handed ones in its second, and seven left-handed ones in its third.

(intransitive) To solve a seemingly intractable problem by using a simple solution that is unconstrained by the assumptions that underpin the usual attempts to solve that problem.