Tangle
16 definitions retrieved  Tangle \Tan"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tangled; p. pr. & vb. n. Tangling.] [A frequentative fr. tang seaweed; hence, to twist like seaweed. See Tang seaweed, and cf. Tangle, n.] 1. To unite or knit together confusedly; to interweave or interlock, as threads, so as to make it difficult to unravel the knot; to entangle; to ravel. [1913 Webster] 2. To involve; to insnare; to entrap; as, to be tangled in lies. "Tangled in amorous nets." --Milton. [1913 Webster] When my simple weakness strays, Tangled in forbidden ways. --Crashaw. [1913 Webster] Tangle \Tan"gle\, v. i. To be entangled or united confusedly; to get in a tangle. [1913 Webster] Tangle \Tan"gle\, n. 1. [Cf. Icel. [thorn]["o]ngull. See Tang seaweed.] (Bot.) Any large blackish seaweed, especially the {Laminaria saccharina}. See Kelp. [1913 Webster] Coral and sea fan and tangle, the blooms and the palms of the ocean. --C. Kingsley. [1913 Webster] 2. [From Tangle, v.] A knot of threads, or other thing, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged; a snarl; as, hair or yarn in tangles; a tangle of vines and briers. Used also figuratively. [1913 Webster] 3. pl. An instrument consisting essentially of an iron bar to which are attached swabs, or bundles of frayed rope, or other similar substances, -- used to capture starfishes, sea urchins, and other similar creatures living at the bottom of the sea. [1913 Webster] Blue tangle. (Bot.)See Dangleberry. Tangle picker (Zool.), the turnstone. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]  tangle n 1: a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven; "they carved their way through the tangle of vines" 2: something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations" [syn: tangle, snarl, maze] v 1: force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business" [syn: embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag in] 2: tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story" [syn: ravel, tangle, knot] [ant: ravel, ravel out, unknot, unpick, unravel, unscramble, untangle] 3: disarrange or rumple; dishevel; "The strong wind tousled my hair" [syn: tousle, dishevel, tangle] 4: twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord" [syn: entangle, tangle, mat, snarl] [ant: disentangle, straighten out, unsnarl]  tangle [tæŋgl] Durcheinander; Gewirr; Wirrwarr  tangle [tæŋgl] imbroglio chaos  tangle bonyodalom gubanc hínár kuszaság összevisszaság  tangle [tæŋgl] chaos  tangle [tæŋgl] verwikkeling; warboel; warnet; warwinkel baaierd; chaos; rommel; warboel; warwinkel  tangle [tæŋgl] caos  tangle [tæŋgl] беспорядок  tangle [tæŋgl] caos  tangle [tæŋgl] kaos; oordning; trassel  tangle Wirrwarr n; Gewirr n; Durcheinander n tangle sich verwirren; durcheinander kommen; durcheinanderkommen [alt]; sich verheddern; sich verwickeln  159 Moby Thesaurus words for "tangle": Chinese puzzle, Gordian knot, Rube Goldberg contraption, a outrance, absorb, allure, bag, bait the hook, ball up, bandy with, battle, battle it out, birdlime, bump heads, burden, can of worms, catch, catch out, catch up, catch up in, coil, come up against, complex, complexity, complicate, complication, concern, confound, confuse, confusion, contend with, cope with, cramp, cripple, cross swords with, cumber, decoy, disagree with, dispute, draw in, embarrass, embrangle, embroil, encumber, engage, engage with, enmesh, ensnare, ensnarl, entangle, entanglement, entoil, entrammel, entrap, entwine, enweb, exchange shots, fetter, fight against, fight like devils, fight with, foul, foul up, gin, gnarl, go to loggerheads, grapple with, hamper, hamstring, handicap, harpoon, have it out, hobble, hook, hook in, impede, implicate, interest, interlace, intertwine, intertwist, interweave, inveigle, involve, jam, jumble, jungle, kink, knot, labyrinth, lame, land, lasso, lime, lock horns, louse up, lumber, lure, maze, meander, measure swords with, medley, mesh, mess, mess up, mishmash, mix up, mix-up, morass, muck, muck up, muddle, nail, net, noose, perplex, press down, puzzle, ramify, ravel, rope, sack, saddle with, scramble, screw up, settle it, shackle, shuffle, skein, snafu, snag, snake pit, snare, snarl, snarl up, sniggle, spear, spread the toils, strive with, struggle with, suck into, take, tangle up with, tangle with, tangled skein, tilt with, toil, trammel, trap, trip, try conclusions with, twist, web, webwork, weigh down, wheels within wheels, wilderness, wind, wrestle with Tangle related |
|||
Random Words
Sau, Versaute, Dean of peculiars, Friction gear, Xylomelum pyriforme, White walnut, Generalised Substitution, Marge, Adjudged, Celluar pathology, Tibiae, Severing, Translation Look-aside Buffer, Lagerhaus, School board, MPLS, Trunk hose, Whisperingdome, Credenda, Darkhouse, Extirpated, Tull, Titled, Gegenseitige, Recurrent pulse Popular Words Webster Dictionary, Online Dictionary, Spanish Dictionary, Medical Dictionary, Internet Dictonary, Web Dictionary, Dictionary Websters Online, Dream Dictionary, English - Spanish Dictionary, Urban Dictionary, Translate English To Spanish, Translate Germany, Copyrights: Gcide, Gazetteer, en-de, Devil's D., Freedict: GNU General Public License 2 or later FOLDOC, VERA: GNU General Public License 1.1 or later Moby-thesaurus, Jargon, Hitchcock, Bouvier, Elements, Easton: Public Domain WordNet: Princeton University
Type your search term into the input field and press the 'Search' button!
|
Copyright © 2005 domains-und-mehr.de; All rights reserved!