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TO CUT THE KNOT

Definition: TO CUT THE KNOT

TO CUT THE KNOT

1. To dispose of a difficulty summarily; to solve it by prompt, arbitrary action, rather than by skill or patience.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 


Crosswords: TO CUT THE KNOT

English words defined with "TO CUT THE KNOT": Gordian knot. (references)
Specialty definitions using "TO CUT THE KNOT": horn knotmule-ear knotslash knot, spike knot, splay knot. (references)

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Anagrams: TO CUT THE KNOT

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-e-h-k-n-o-o-t-t-t-t-u"

-5 letters: outecho, unchoke.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: TO CUT THE KNOT


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

54 4F      43 55 54      54 48 45      4B 4E 4F 54

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

            

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010100 01001111 00100000 01000011 01010101 01010100 00100000 01010100 01001000 01000101 00100000 01001011 01001110 01001111 01010100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#79 &#32 &#67 &#85 &#84 &#32 &#84 &#72 &#69 &#32 &#75 &#78 &#79 &#84

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 004F      0043 0055 0054      0054 0048 0045      004B 004E 004F 0054

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

544923755542544239245484954

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Anagrams
4. Orthography
5. Bibliography


  

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