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Noose vs Nodose - What's the difference?

noose | nodose |

As a noun noose

is an adjustable loop of rope, eg the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.

As a verb noose

is to tie or catch in a noose; to entrap or ensnare.

As an adjective nodose is

knot-like; swollen.

noose

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An adjustable loop of rope, e.g. the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.

    • Derived terms

    * hangman's noose

    Verb

    (noos)
  • To tie or catch in a noose; to entrap or ensnare.

    • Anagrams

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    nodose

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Knot-like; swollen
  • *
    • The epidermal cells of the capsule wall of Jubulopsis'', with nodose "trigones" at the angles, are very reminiscent of what one finds in ''Frullania spp.

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