Definition of tangle

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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..

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Untwist :: Untwist (v. t.) To untie; to open; to disentangle.
Evolve :: Evolve (v. t.) To unfold or unroll; to open and expand; to disentangle and exhibit clearly and satisfactorily; to develop; to derive; to educe.
Intrication :: Intrication (n.) Entanglement.
Inextricable :: Inextricable (a.) Incapable of being extricated, untied, or disentangled; hopelessly intricate, confused, or obscure; as, an inextricable knot or difficulty; inextricable confusion..
Embroilment :: Embroilment (n.) The act of embroiling, or the condition of being embroiled; entanglement in a broil..
Knot :: Knot (v. i.) To form knots or joints, as in a cord, a plant, etc.; to become entangled..
Disentanglement :: Disentanglement (n.) The act of disentangling or clearing from difficulties.
Retiary :: Retiary (a.) Armed with a net; hence, skillful to entangle..
Inviscate :: Inviscate (v. t.) To daub or catch with glue or birdlime; to entangle with glutinous matter.
Septangle :: Septangle (n.) A figure which has seven angles; a heptagon.
Tangle :: Tangle (v.) 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..
Snarl :: Snarl (v. t.) To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots; as, to snarl a skein of thread..
Matted :: Matted (a.) Tangled closely together; having its parts adhering closely together; as, matted hair..
Befoul :: Befoul (a.) To entangle or run against so as to impede motion.
Quincunx :: Quincunx (n.) An arrangement of things by fives in a square or a rectangle, one being placed at each corner and one in the middle; especially, such an arrangement of trees repeated indefinitely, so as to form a regular group with rows running in various directions..
Disintricate :: Disintricate (v. t.) To disentangle.
Sea Girdles :: Sea girdles () A kind of kelp (Laminaria digitata) with palmately cleft fronds; -- called also sea wand, seaware, and tangle..
Embrangle :: Embrangle (v. t.) To confuse; to entangle.
Billet :: Billet (n.) A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle.
Per- :: Per- () A prefix used to signify through, throughout, by, for, or as an intensive as perhaps, by hap or chance; perennial, that lasts throughout the year; perforce, through or by force; perfoliate, perforate; perspicuous, evident throughout or very evident; perplex, literally, to entangle very much..
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