Don't pull, or you'll tangle the threads.
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Tangle
/ˈtæŋ.ɡl̩/
Synonyms for "tangle" (241 found)
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come up againstcomplexcomplexitycomplicatecomplicationconcernconfoundconfuseconfusioncontend withcope withcrampcripplecross swords withcumber
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Noun(26 words)
jamjumblejunglekinkknotlabyrinthlamelandlassolimelock hornslouse uplumberluremazemeandermeasure swords withmedleymeshmess
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mess upmiremishmashmix upmix-upmorassmuckmuck upmuddlenailnetnetworknoosepasticheperplexpress downpuzzleramifyravelroperube goldberg contraptionrufflesacksaddle withscramblescrew upsettle itshackleshuffleskeinsnafusnagsnake pitsnaresnarlsnarl upsnigglespearspread the toilsstrive withstruggle withsuck insuck intotaketangle up withtangle withtangled skeintilt withtoiltrammeltraptriptry conclusions withtwinetwistwebwebworkweigh downwheels within wheelswildernesswindwrestle with
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8 entriesCollocations
12 entriesbureaucratic tanglehair tanglehair tanglesknot of cordsred tape tanglesnarl of wirestangle of cordstangle of rootstangle of stringstangle of wirestangled messtangling cords
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25 total sentences available.
"I have now in my hands," my companion said, confidently, "all the threads which have formed such a tangle. There are, of course details to be filled in, but I am as certain of all the main facts."
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We had left the fertile country behind and beneath us. We looked back on it now, the slanting rays of a low sun turning the streams to threads of gold and glowing on the red earth new turned by the plough and the broad tangle of the woodlands.
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Many mangrove forests can be recognized by their dense tangle of prop roots that make the trees appear to be standing on stilts above the water.
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