ropes 1 of 2

noun

Definition of ropesnext
plural of rope
1
as in mechanics
the characteristic peculiarities and technicalities of something needs a mentor who will show her the ropes of running a catering business

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2
as in brass tacks
the specific practical details of something still learning the ropes of her new job

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ropes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of rope
as in wires

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  1. specifics
  2. nuts and bolts
  3. quirks
Noun
  • She's used to her dog demanding specifics and wanted to film it for others to see her rags-to-riches rescue's request.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Creating an internal podcast exclusively for employees allows companies to delve deeper into organizational specifics and cultivate a unique sense of culture.
    Fatima Zaidi, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of specifics
Noun
  • The timing could not be better for innovative tech companies willing to get into the nuts and bolts of cybersecurity in a quantum computing context.
    Abdo Riani, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The Golden State is still home to 1.3 million factory workers — the most in the nation — who make seemingly everything, items as diverse as computer chips and tortillas, blockbuster drugs and ordinary nuts and bolts, electric vehicles and toy cars.
    Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of nuts and bolts
Noun
  • Some cognitive scientists have assumed that all humans, whatever their local quirks, reason about time using spatial metaphors, yet at least one language, Tupi-Kawahíb, evidently lacks any mapping between time and space—not left to right, back to front, or downhill to uphill.
    Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Just one of those quirks that comes with being a goalie.
    Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of quirks
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