| NOUN | object | tangle | a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | tangle, snarl, maze | something jumbled or confused / confused | |
| VERB | stative | tangle, embroil, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag in | force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action |
| contact | tangle, ravel, knot | tangle or complicate | |
| contact | tangle, tousle, dishevel | disarrange or rumple | |
| contact | tangle, entangle, mat, snarl | twist together or entwine into a confusing mass |
| Sounds | tae'nggahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | A twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "they carved their way through the tangle of vines" | |
| Narrower | hairball, hair ball, trichobezoar | A compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur) |
| shag | A matted tangle of hair or fiber | |
| Broader | natural object | An object occurring naturally |
| Spanish | enredo, laberinto, maraña | |
| Verbs | tangle | twist together or entwine into a confusing mass |
| tangle | disarrange or rumple | |
| Meaning | Something jumbled or confused / confused. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a tangle of government regulations" | |
| Synonyms | snarl, maze | |
| Broader | perplexity | Trouble or confusion resulting from complexity |
| Spanish | complicación, embrollo, enredo, laberinto, lío, maraña, revoltijo | |
| Catalan | complicació, embolic, tripijoc | |
| Verbs | tangle | tangle or complicate |
| Meaning | Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
| Synonyms | embroil, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag in | |
| Broader | involve | Engage as a participant |
| Spanish | implicar | |
| Catalan | embolicar, implicar | |
| Meaning | tangle or complicate. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | ravel, knot | |
| Broader | intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace | spin,wind, or twist together |
| Opposite | ravel, unravel, ravel out | disentangle |
| unravel, unknot, unscramble, untangle, unpick | Become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of | |
| Spanish | anudar, enredar, enrevesar, urdir | |
| Catalan | cordar-se, enredar, nuar | |
| Nouns | tangle | something jumbled or confused / confused |
| Meaning | disarrange or rumple; dishevel. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | tousle, dishevel | |
| Broader | disarrange | Destroy the arrangement / arrangement or order of |
| Spanish | desgreñar, enmarañar, enredar | |
| Nouns | tangle | a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven |
| Meaning | Twist together or entwine into a confusing mass. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | They tangle their hair | |
| Example | "The child entangled the cord" | |
| Synonyms | entangle, mat, snarl | |
| Narrower | enmesh, mesh, ensnarl | entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh |
| felt | mat together and make felt-like | |
| Broader | twist, twine, distort | form into a spiral shape |
| Opposite | disentangle, unsnarl, straighten out | extricate from entanglement |
| Spanish | enmarañar, enredar | |
| Catalan | embolicar, embullar, enredar | |
| Nouns | tangle | a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven |
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