Gnarl

/nɑː(ɹ)l/

Synonyms for "gnarl" (131 found)

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Closest matches (27)

Noun(2 words)

anamorphism anamorphosis asymmetry bend bilge blain bleb blister blob boss bow bubble buckle bulb bulge bulla bump bunch burl button

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cahot chine clump coarsen color

Strong matches (39)

Noun(4 words)

complicate contort entangleirregular growth

condyle contort contortion convex crook crookedness crumple detorsion deviation disproportion distort distortion dowel ear flange flap flush frown gall glare

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glower granulate growl grumble handle hill hiss horripilate hump hunch imbalance irregularity jog

Verb(2 words)

croak grumble

Related words (65)

joggle knob knot knur knurl liplook daggersloop lopsidedness lour lower lump mantle mole mountain nevus nub nubbin nubble papilloma

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peg pimple quirk redden rib ridge ring roughrough uproughen scowl screw shoulder snap snarl spine spit spring stud style tab torsion tortuosity tubercle tubercule turnturn awrytwist unsymmetry verruca vesicle wale warp wart welt wrench wrest wring writhe

Noun(4 words)

mass obscure tangle twist

Verb(2 words)

murmur mutter

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More general

22 entries

bend complain deformdistorted shapedistortion flex grow kick knot kvetch massmodify complexitynatural objectplainplant structurequetch

Showing 16 of 22 words.

More specific

8 entries

burlgnarl branchesgnarl rootsgnarl ropegnarl timberknotknotted roottangled vine

Collocations

11 entries

gnarl growthgnarl knotgnarl patterngnarl rootgnarl texturegnarl the ropegnarl the woodgnarl timbergnarl woodgnarling rootsgnarly branches

Inflections

3 entries

gnarled gnarling gnarls

Derivations

2 entries

gnarliness gnarly

Translations

3 translations across 2 languages.

Finnish

2 entries

kyhmy noun (something resembling a knot in wood)
pahkura noun (something resembling a knot in wood)

Spanish

1 entries

nudo noun (something resembling a knot in wood)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

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And wolves are gnarling who shall gnaw thee first.

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