tangle

Object

foot: One of them had his feet tangled up in a chair, so I knew they had gone down under the power of God.

Converse of object

• eliminate: However, I also have a one inch piece of float tubing over the end of the whip to eliminate tangles.
• avoid: Laying the rope on the grass would have avoided a tangle he said - XX off!
• prevent: At last a product to prevent tangles in my hair!
• remove: Be sure to use a good crème rinse or conditioner so help remove any tangles.

Adjective modifier

• neurofibrillary: The neurofibrillary tangles -- which look like knotted string -- are mostly made up of a protein called tau.
• dense: Montana types soon produce a dense tangle of stems for nesting birds.
• thick: A young WREN was calling somewhere amidst the thick tangle of BRAMBLES.
• complex: We need a reliable guide through the often complex tangle of arguments.

Modifies a noun

net: In a recent study, 2 % of tagged seals were killed in fishing gear, mainly gill and tangle nets.

Modifying Another Word

together: Can it produce a bumper harvest or are there too many crops tangled together?

Followed by an intransitive particle

up: Don't worry about getting tangled up in all the jargon - try our Glossary.

Preposition: of

• bush: I felt faint and cold when I faced the empty space among the black tangle of bushes.
• vegetation: Coot Lake The tangles of vegetation are also secure havens for nesting birds.
• wire: Quickly he withdraws his hand, bringing along some small tangles of wire.
• cable: It had to be simple to install, with no tangle of cables to struggle with.
• hair: A skeleton with a tangle of brown hair adhering to it lay among the debris.
• tape: Do you find your local council a confusing tangle of red tape?

Noun used with modifier

• vine: David heard one and soon we were watching it in a vine tangle.
• lap: The race had to be restarted after a series of opening lap tangles.