7.5.4.2 Tangle
Use this domain for words related to becoming tangled--when something long and thin, such as rope, string, thread, hair, grass, or vines, becomes disorganized, twisted, or knotted, so that it is hard to separate it.
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(1) What words refer to things becoming tangled?
Example words: tangle, entangle, become tangled, get all tangled up, snarl
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(2) What words described something that is tangled?
Example words: tangled, matted, raveled, snarled, all mixed up
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(3) What words refer to untangling something?
Example words: untangle, unravel, comb out, straighten out
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(4) What words refer to something that has become tangled?
Example words: tangle (n), tangled mess, jumble, mix-up, rat's nest, snarl