Definition of tangles

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  • tangles is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
  • tangles is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
  • tangles is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of tangles

  • twist together or entwine into a confusing mass (verb)

    Examples

    1. The child entangled the cord

    Synonyms

    1. entangle
    2. mat
    3. snarl
  • something jumbled or confused (noun)

    Examples

    1. a tangle of government regulations

    Synonyms

    1. maze
    2. snarl
  • disarrange or rumple; dishevel (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. dishevel
    2. tousle
  • force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. drag
    2. drag in
    3. embroil
    4. sweep
    5. sweep up
  • tangle or complicate (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. knot
    2. ravel
  • a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven (noun)

    Examples

    1. they carved their way through the tangle of vines

See definition of tangles in Merriam Webster