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cuts the knot

cuts the knot is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cut the knot.

Meaning of cut the knot

Verb

cut the knot (third-person singular simple present cuts the knot, present participle cutting the knot, simple past and past participle cut the knot)

  1. Synonym of cut the Gordian knot.

Questions about cuts the knot

What is cuts the knot the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cuts the knot is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cut the knot.

Words near cuts the knot in the dictionary

  1. cuts the cheese
  2. cuts the coat according to the cloth
  3. cuts the cord
  4. cuts the fool
  5. cuts the ground from under someone's feet
  6. cuts the knot
  7. cuts the mustard
  8. cuts the pigeon wing
  9. cuts the rug
  10. cuts the shit
  11. cuts the umbilical cord

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