Could you splice these two pieces of rope together for me?
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Splice
Synonyms for "splice" (212 found)
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accoupleaccumulateadhesiveaffixationagglomerationagglutinateagglutinationaggregationamassannexationarrange a matcharticulatearticulationassembleassociateattachmentbandbandagebeltbend
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Noun(1 words)
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joinjoin togetherjoinderjoiningjointjointurejunctionknitknotknottinglacelacinglashlashinglay togetherleagueleashliaisonligationlink
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linkagelinkingloomlooplump togethermake a matchmake onemarriagemarrymarshalmassmatmatchmatemeetingmergemergermergingmobilizenetnoosenuptialpairpairingpiece togetherplaitpleachput togetherraddleroll into oneropesolderspansplicingstick togetherstickingstrapswaddleswathesymbiosistake intapetietie intie uptie-intie-uptieingtissuetrusstwilltwinetwistunificationunifyunionuniteunite in marriagewattleweavewebwedweldwirewrapwrap upwreatheyokeyokingzipping
Noun(12 words)
Verb(4 words)
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13 entriesRNA splicingalternative splice sitecanonical splice sitefilm splicegene splicingrope splicesplice cablessplice filmsplice ropesplice wirestape splicevideo splicewire splice
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11 entriesrope splicesplice DNAsplice RNAsplice endssplice jointsplice sitesplice togethersplice wiressplicing processsplicing techniquewire splice
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After his colonoscopy, Tom learned that he had cancer. The surgeon cut out and removed the part of his sigmoid colon in which a tumour had been growing, and with staples she fashioned a new splice from the two shorter and cut-through ends. Because of his good health, he healed quickly and after only three days was discharged from the hospital.
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Before pouring cement mixture into forms for a foundation, the work crew securely place an armature of steel bars at a predetermined spacing in order to reinforce the finished building's hardened concrete. If a piece of steel is not long enough to span the required distance, the workers will overlap two pieces and tie them together to form a strong splice.
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It's hard to splice the two fragments together.
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