Word Finder - rope

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Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.

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Nylon rope is usually stronger than similar rope made of plant fibers.

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An individual length of such material.

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The swinging bridge is constructed of 40 logs and 30 ropes.

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A cohesive strand of something.

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The duchess wore a rope of pearls to the soirée.

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A continuous stream.

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A hard line drive.

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He hit a rope past third and into the corner.

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A long thin segment of soft clay, either extruded or formed by hand.

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A data structure resembling a string, using a concatenation tree in which each leaf represents a character.

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A unit of distance equivalent to the distance covered in six months by a god flying at ten million miles per second.

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(jewelry) A necklace of at least 1 meter in length.

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Cordage of at least 1 inch in diameter, or a length of such cordage.

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A unit of length equal to 20 feet.

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Flunitrazepam, also known as Rohypnol.

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A shot of semen that a man releases during ejaculation.

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(in the plural) The small intestines.

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the ropes of birds

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To tie (something) with rope.

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The robber roped the victims.

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To throw a rope (or something similar, e.g. a lasso, cable, wire, etc.) around (something).

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The cowboy roped the calf.

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To be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a filament or thread.

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To commit suicide.

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My life is a mess; I might as well rope.

Hold the rope in both hands.

A rope was tied around a rock nearby.

Winding the reins around the saddle horn, he shook out his rope and tied it to the bridle.

After a while, however, he gave the rope a quick jerk.

This is another rope.

He tried to block that day from his mind as he played out the coiled rope from over his shoulder and moved backwards down the slope.

Dean pointed out the obvious reasons he was suspected of cutting the rope.

Gabriel untied the knot from the rope.

Maybe the rope didn't bust loose until he was part way.

Someone cut that rope, but it wasn't me.

Do you think he'd tell you he cut the rope if you asked him?

When his friends heard the gun they pulled the rope quickly and drew him out.

It's so much more effective than rope, or wire, or chains.

Do you think Donnie cut the rope?

That's why maybe he didn't cut the rope.

When Timur had become master of the situation, Ibn Khaldun let himself down from the walls of the city by a rope, and presented himself before the conqueror, who permitted him to return to Egypt.

Lisa began with a rope border on the top.

A rope fell out of the sky, striking Dean on the shoulder.

She leaned over to grab the thick rope and yanked it up, pulling it up hand over hand.

He tossed fish tied together on a rope into the center of the cave, ignoring her inspection.

He walked out again, and she tossed the fish and hid the rope, straightening just as he reappeared.

That's when you jump off a mountain with a rope tied around your waist, and hope it's long enough.

There was an empty sack which had contained the climbing rope but it was empty and Dean put it aside.

Whoever cut that rope managed to do so without being seen.

I don't care if she cut her husband's rope or not.

His gloves, adequate for snow shoveling, were poor equipment to safely grasp a rope that supported his full weight.

Carmen tossed the towel on a branch, kicked off her sandals and walked down the creek to the rope swing.

By the expression on your face, I'm guessing you've never used a rope swing.

Of a country hick using a rope swing?

Alex directed Carmen as he quickly detached the rope from his saddle horn.

He helped her into the saddle, which was entirely unnecessary, and then lifted a coiled rope from the fence post.

Tie that rope to my saddle and hold my horse.

Reaching the ledge, Alex released the rope and knelt beside Carmen, frowning.

The arsenal, which was famous in Dante's day, received its first enlargement in 1304, when, on the design of Andrea Pisano, new building sheds and the rope walk or Tana were erected.

In conclusion it may be stated that the two systems of drilling for petroleum with which by far the largest amount of work has been, and is being done, are the American or rope Comparison system, and the Canadian or rod system.

If wiring is not allowed, consider stringing rope lighting around the space to provide ambient lighting without changing any structural elements.

After dark, simple clear rope lights can outline the entire pagoda, or floating candles or lanterns can be used on nearby ponds.

A funny cake topper idea is to depict the bride lassoing the groom with a sturdy rope.

You can further enhance your 'walk on the wild side' with other whimsical accessories such as faux fur pillows and area rugs or novelty lighting such as lava lamps or rope lights.

Many comforters have a rope braid edging while other have a tasseled edging.

Some designs for nautical themed shower curtains include the typical rope, net and anchor motifs while others use buoys, ships and lighthouses.

Tiebacks can be of self-material or any other kind of tieback you like an elegant rope cord and tassel.

This kind of towel usually has a fabric pattern used as border hem along with rope twist fringe or tassels.

Rope fringe and other kinds of trim are usually sewn for edging.

Other casual comforters can be found in a patchwork design of various textured fabrics, complementary outer and liner fabrics, and quite a few use various embellishments such as string fringes, rope fringes and tassels.

To perform circuit training, alternate aerobic activities like jumping rope, bicycling, or jogging with weight lifting or strength training exercises.

Grabbing the rope, she pulled it back a little way from the creek.

Untying the reins, he threw the rope over the saddle horn and mounted in one fluid movement.

In a moment Alex slid over the edge of the bluff, hanging on to a rope.

The doorknob was like a dangling rope in a well.