Phrase Hound found 5 phrases and 27 compound words that contain tangle. The most common are listed below. Open tangle in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 5
- it takes two to tangleBlame is to be laid on both parties in a conflict.
- tangle netA kind of nylon fishing net similar to a gillnet and allowing bycatch to be released alive.
- tau tangleA pathological aggregation of hyperphosphorylated tau protein in the brain that disrupts neural communication.
- tangle-legAlternative form of tanglelegs (“alcoholic liquor”).
- tangle-wrackAny of the genus Laminaria of brown algae.
Compound words 27
- entangleTo tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated.
- untangleTo remove tangles or knots from.
- tanglefootLow-quality whiskey, especially home-brewed.
- retangleTo tangle again.
- betangleTo tangle around or about, entwine, encumber.
- antitangleresistant to tangling
- atangleIn a tangled condition; mixed confusedly together.
- tanglegramA kind of diagram used to compare tree diagrams.
- tangleproofResistant to tangling.
- tanglesomeCharacterised or marked by entanglement, tangled, entangled.