unknot
/ˈʌn.nɒt/US/ˈʌn.nɑt/
unknot noun: in knot theory, a loop that is not knotted.
Noun
unknot (plural unknots)
- In knot theory, a loop that is not knotted.
Verb
UK/ʌnˈnɒt/US/ʌnˈnɑt/
unknot (third-person singular simple present unknots, present participle unknotting, simple past and past participle unknotted)
Forms of unknot
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | unknots |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | unknots |
| present participle | unknotting |
| past participle | unknotted |
| past | unknotted |
Origin of unknot
From un- + knot.
Words formed from unknot
Words that rhyme with unknot
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- blot
- rot
- apricot
- ribat
- bot
- got
- not
- red-hot
- snot
- stot
- tot
- calotte
- jot
- a lot
- allot
- clot
- cot
- fembot
- frot
- mot
- quat
- swot
- white-hot
- begot
- cannot
- forgot
- garrote
- grot
- marotte
- not so hot
- nott
- Nouakchott
- overshot
- piping hot
- scot
- scrot
- sot
- subplot
- swat
- thot
- wot
- yacht
- asquat
- beach ball plot
- besot
- brat
- carotte
- chamotte
Questions about unknot
- What does unknot mean?
- Unknot means in knot theory, a loop that is not knotted.
- What part of speech is unknot?
- Unknot can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce unknot?
- Unknot is pronounced /ˈʌn.nɒt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of unknot?
- The plural of unknot is unknots.
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