Tangle

Word TANGLE
Character 6
Hyphenation tan gle
Pronunciations /ˈtæŋ.ɡəl/

Definitions and meanings of "Tangle"

What do we mean by tangle?

A tangled twisted mass.

A complicated or confused state or condition.

An argument, conflict, dispute, or fight.

A region of the projection of a knot such that the knot crosses its perimeter exactly four times.

A form of art which consists of sections filled with repetitive patterns.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Tangle

The word "tangle" in example sentences

The best way to make sense of this legal tangle is to mouse over the title of an individual scandal, which will highlight everyone implicated. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Francois was surprised, too, when they shot out in a tangle from the disrupted nest and he divined the cause of the trouble. ❋ Unknown (1903)

Of course I know what the tangle is in the world for, as well as anybody else. ❋ Unknown (1857)

I don't speak of myself alone, though of course I know one very sufficient reason why the tangle is in the world, if I chose to say. ❋ Unknown (1857)

Adding to the tangle is a lawsuit filed last week in Delaware state court, in which a more-junior investor, Eastern Property Fund, is seeking to block the Paulson-Winthrop group from foreclosing, given that such an action would wipe out Eastern's investment. ❋ Kris Hudson (2011)

Eighth, we should make sure that learning is available for a lifetime by transforming what can only be described as a tangle of federal training programs into a simple skill grant that goes directly to workers. ❋ ITY National Archives (1997)

The tangle was a highly successful type of tree, and some of them formed wells whose rims were fashioned from buried bones of past prey. ❋ Anthony, Piers (1977)

There in the midst of the tangle was a big black touring-car. ❋ Bannister Merwin (N/A)

"The tangle is a shocking one -- lies, lies everywhere, and in the places where they were least to be expected." ❋ Rafael Sabatini (1912)

But somehow the exhausting effort of gathering and labelling the tangle of equipment that litters my living room floor has given me insights I would never have summoned otherwise. h4 class="regseriflbl large"More related to this story ❋ Susan Crossman (2011)

June 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - In what could be called as a 'slang tangle', Rupert Friend was embarrassed when his 'Cheri' co-star Michelle Pfeiffer unwittingly invited him to feel her up. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Yes, the plant at this stage has no leaves: the leaves appeared in a great strappy mass in spring and died down into a rather ugly tangle, which is maybe why around here they are planted in the grass of the yard so that they will eventually be mowed when the leaves get unsightly. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He can still recall his tangle with Sam McQuagg that sent him over the guardrail in the ❋ Unknown (2009)

RXS launches two new Bluetooth adaptors - November 19, 2008 Everyone hates headphone cords trailing around everywhere and getting in a tangle, which is one of the reasons Bluetooth has proven so popular for listening to music from Bluetooth capable players and phones. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The next slides were on the idea of applications connected by concepts and the fractal web of concepts - a 'tangle' across boundaries of scale, varying access level, local and global standards, and personal interactions on multiple scales. ❋ Mia (2007)

On three sides of the rec'tangle'two long, and one short side that would be attached to the pike-was a three-inch border of darkest black. ❋ Kirchoff, Mary (1993)

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