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Knotty — Knot ty, a. [Compar. {Knottier}; superl. {Knottiest}.] 1. Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; as, knotty timber; a knotty rope. [1913 Webster] 2. Hard; rugged; as, a knotty head. [R.] Rewe. [1913 Webster] 3. Difficult; intricate; perplexed … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Knottier — Knotty Knot ty, a. [Compar. {Knottier}; superl. {Knottiest}.] 1. Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; as, knotty timber; a knotty rope. [1913 Webster] 2. Hard; rugged; as, a knotty head. [R.] Rewe. [1913 Webster] 3. Difficult; intricate;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Knottiest — Knotty Knot ty, a. [Compar. {Knottier}; superl. {Knottiest}.] 1. Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; as, knotty timber; a knotty rope. [1913 Webster] 2. Hard; rugged; as, a knotty head. [R.] Rewe. [1913 Webster] 3. Difficult; intricate;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
difficulty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) That which is hard to overcome Nouns 1. difficulty, hardness, impracticability, hard work, uphill work, hurdle; hard task, Herculean task, large order, hard row to hoe; task of Sisyphus, Sisyphean labor; … English dictionary for students
Inquiry — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Subject of Inquiry. Question. < N PARAG:Inquiry >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inquiry inquiry Sgm: N 1 request request &c. 765 Sgm: N 1 search search research quest pursuit &c. 622 GRP: N 2 … English dictionary for students
Difficulty — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Difficulty >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 difficulty difficulty Sgm: N 1 hardness hardness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 impracticability impracticability &c.(impossibility) 471 Sgm: N 1 tough work tough work hard work uphil … English dictionary for students
crux — Synonyms and related words: Calvary cross, Chinese puzzle, Christogram, Gordian knot, Greek cross, Jerusalem cross, Latin cross, Maltese cross, Russian cross, T, X, ankh, avellan cross, baffling problem, bench mark, brain twister, cardinal point … Moby Thesaurus
problem — Synonyms and related words: Chinese puzzle, ado, aggravation, annoyance, anxiety, bad news, baffle, bafflement, baffling problem, basis, bedevilment, besetment, bewilderment, blemish, bone of contention, bore, bother, botheration, bothersomeness … Moby Thesaurus
question — Synonyms and related words: Chinese puzzle, Parthian shot, Pyrrhonism, absurd, address, affirmation, agonize over, allegation, answer, apostrophe, apprehension, approach, ask, ask a question, ask about, ask questions, assertion, assuredly, at… … Moby Thesaurus
question mark — Synonyms and related words: Chinese puzzle, baffling problem, bone of contention, brain twister, catechism, cross interrogatory, cross question, crossword puzzle, crux, debating point, demand, enigma, enigmatic question, feeler, floorer, inquiry … Moby Thesaurus
