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The granny ___MASK6___ is a binding ___MASK6___ , used to secure a rope or line around an object . It is considered inferior to the reef ___MASK6___ ( square ___MASK6___ ), which it superficially resembles . Neither of these knots should be used as a ___MASK85___ for attaching two ropes together . A portmanteau (; plural " portmanteaus " or " portmanteaux " ) or portmanteau ___MASK47___ is a linguistic blend of words , in which parts of multiple words or their phones ( sounds ) are combined into a new ___MASK47___ . as in " smog ", coined by blending " smoke " and " fog ", or " popportunity ", from " popping " and " opportunity ", or " motel ", from " motor " and " ___MASK78___ ". In linguistics , a portmanteau is defined as a ___MASK94___ morph that represents two or more morphemes . In linguistics , a morpheme is the smallest grammatical unit in a ___MASK65___ . In other words , it is the smallest meaningful unit of a ___MASK65___ . The ___MASK66___ of ___MASK29___ dedicated to morphemes is called morphology . A morpheme is not identical to a word , and the principal difference between the two is that a morpheme ___MASK35___ or ___MASK35___ not stand alone , whereas a word , by definition , is freestanding . When it stands by itself , it is considered as a root because it has a meaning of its own ( e . g . the morpheme " cat ") and when it depends on another morpheme to express an idea , it is an affix because it has a grammatical function ( e . g . the " s " in " cats " to indicate that it is plural ). Every word comprises one or more morphemes . A ___MASK6___ is a method of fastening or securing linear material such as rope by tying or interweaving . It ___MASK35___ consist of a length of one or several segments of rope , string , webbing , twine , strap , or even chain interwoven such that the line can bind to itself or to some other object ( the " load "). Knots have been the subject of interest for their ancient origins , their common uses , and the area of mathematics known as ___MASK6___ theory . Linguistics is the scientific ___MASK29___ of language , and involves an analysis of language form , language meaning , and language in context . The earliest activities in the documentation and description of language have been attributed to the 4th century BCE Indian grammarian Pini who wrote a formal description of the Sanskrit language in his "". A rope is a ___MASK58___ of yarns , plies , or strands that are twisted or braided together into a larger and stronger form . Ropes have tensile strength and so can be used for dragging and lifting , but are too flexible to provide compressive strength . As a ___MASK43___ , they cannot be used for pushing or similar compressive applications . Rope is thicker and stronger than similarly constructed cord , line , ___MASK83___ , and twine . ___MASK70___ rope is made from ___MASK70___ , whereas wire rope is made from wire . In linguistics , a ___MASK47___ is the smallest element that can be uttered in isolation with semantic or pragmatic content ( with literal or practical meaning ). This contrasts deeply with a morpheme , which is the smallest unit of meaning but ___MASK41___ not necessarily stand on its own . A ___MASK47___ ___MASK35___ consist of a single morpheme ( for example : " oh !, rock , red , quick , run , expect "), or several (" rocks , redness , quickly , running , unexpected "), whereas a morpheme ___MASK35___ not be able to stand on its own as a ___MASK47___ ( in the words just mentioned , these are "- s , - ness , - ly , - ing , un -, - ed "). A complex ___MASK47___ ___MASK41___ typically include a root and one or more affixes (" rock - s , red - ness , quick - ly , run - ning , un - expect - ed "), or more than one root in a compound (" black - board , rat - race "). Words can be put together to build larger elements of language , such as phrases (" a red rock "), clauses (" I threw a rock "), and sentences (" He threw a rock too , but he missed "). The thief ___MASK6___ resembles the reef ___MASK6___ ( square ___MASK6___ ) except that the free , or bitter ends are on opposite sides . It is said that sailors would secure their belongings in a using the thief ___MASK6___ , often with the ends hidden . If another sailor went through the bag , the odds were high the thief would tie the bag back using the more common reef ___MASK6___ , revealing the tampering , hence the name . It is difficult to tie by mistake , unlike the granny ___MASK6___ . A grief ___MASK6___ ( also what ___MASK6___ ) is a ___MASK6___ which combines the features of a granny ___MASK6___ and a thief ___MASK6___ , producing a result which is not generally useful for working purposes . Its name is an example of a portmanteau , from granny and thief . The grief ___MASK6___ resembles the granny ___MASK6___ , but tied so that the working ends come out diagonally from each other , whereas a granny ___MASK6___ ' s ends both come out on the same side . It unravels rather elegantly : as tension is applied , the ropes rotate like little cogs , each one twisting to feed the rope through the ___MASK6___ . A ___MASK54___ is a series of connected links which are typically made of metal . A ___MASK54___ ___MASK35___ consist of two or more links . Twine is a light ___MASK83___ or strong thread composed of two or more smaller strands or yarns twisted , and then twisted together . More generally , the term can be applied to a cord . In topology , ___MASK6___ theory is the study of mathematical knots . While inspired by knots which appear in daily life in shoelaces and rope , a mathematician ' s ___MASK6___ differs in that the ends are joined together so that it cannot be undone . In mathematical language , a ___MASK6___ is an embedding of a circle in 3 - dimensional Euclidean space , R ( in topology , a circle isn ' t bound to the classical geometric concept , but to all of its homeomorphisms ). Two mathematical knots are equivalent if one can be transformed into the other via a deformation of R upon itself ( known as an ambient isotopy ); these transformations correspond to manipulations of a knotted string that do not involve cutting the string or passing the string through itself . Webbing is a strong fabric woven as a flat strip or tube of varying width and fibres often used in place of rope . It is a versatile ___MASK19___ used in climbing , slacklining , furniture ___MASK77___ , ___MASK59___ safety , auto ___MASK92___ , towing , parachuting , military apparel , load securing , and many other fields .