Object

• knot: She's probably the person I'll be looking for tomorrow to help me tie the damn knot in my stupid black tie.

• bouquet: We can send exquisite hand tied bouquets to brighten their day!

Adjective modifier

• second-round: Nevertheless, Rangers reside in Division Two and were favorites to win through to a second-round tie away at Macclesfield or Forest Green.

• three-way: This resulted in a three-way tie on four wins between these two and Pierre Beaudry of Dulwich, which was won by Malcolm.

Modifies a noun

• breaker: In a nail biting final, the scores reached 9-9 and it went to a tie breaker.

• beam: Unlike tie beam trusses they are integral to the walls of the building.

• dye: From floaty gypsy voiles to fresh bright tie dyes.

Noun used with modifier

• bow: I once had to borrow a white bow tie from a hall porter in an hotel in Venice.

• quarter-final: Windsor now face a quarter-final tie away at Chesham Utd, the side who put them out last season.

• cup: No ordinary cup tie either, in fact the Sherpa Van Trophy Northern Final Second Leg.

• silk: Ever wondered how to remove turmeric from a silk tie?

• money-spinning: It won us a money-spinning tie against Spurs on the Turf.

• semi-final: Grappenhall beat Romiley in the outstanding semi-final tie on Sunday.