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surgeon's knot

surgeon's knot noun: a knot derived from the reef knot, commonly used by surgeons.

Noun

surgeon's knot (plural surgeon's knots)

  1. A knot derived from the reef knot, commonly used by surgeons.

Forms of surgeon's knot

pluralsurgeon's knots
alternative formsurgeons' knot

Questions about surgeon's knot

What does surgeon's knot mean?
Surgeon's knot means a knot derived from the reef knot, commonly used by surgeons.
What part of speech is surgeon's knot?
Surgeon's knot is a noun.
What is the plural of surgeon's knot?
The plural of surgeon's knot is surgeon's knots.

Words near surgeon's knot in the dictionary

  1. surgent
  2. surgeon
  3. surgeon general
  4. surgeon generals
  5. surgeon major
  6. surgeon's knot
  7. surgeon-dentist
  8. surgeon-dentists
  9. surgeon-general
  10. surgeon-generals
  11. surgeoncies

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