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Tangled

of Tangle

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Similar meaning 18

Afoul 84% connected

In collision; entangled.

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Afoul 84% connected

In collision; entangled.

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Complex 84% connected

Composed of two or more parts; composite; not simple; as, a complex being; a complex idea.

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Complex 84% connected

Composed of two or more parts; composite; not simple; as, a complex being; a complex idea.

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Entangled 84% connected

of Entangle

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Entangled 84% connected

of Entangle

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Foul 84% connected

A bird.

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Foul 84% connected

A bird.

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Fouled 84% connected

of Foul

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Fouled 84% connected

of Foul

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Knotty 84% connected

Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; as, knotty timber; a knotty rope.

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Knotty 84% connected

Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; as, knotty timber; a knotty rope.

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Matted 84% connected

of Mat

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Matted 84% connected

of Mat

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Snarled 84% connected

of Snarl

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Snarled 84% connected

of Snarl

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Thrown 84% connected

of Throw

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Thrown 84% connected

of Throw

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Synonym 6

Byzantine 92% connected

A gold coin, so called from being coined at Byzantium. See Bezant.

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Convoluted 92% connected

Having convolutions.

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Involved 92% connected

of Involve

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Knotty 92% connected

Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; as, knotty timber; a knotty rope.

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Labyrinthine 92% connected

Pertaining to, or like, a labyrinth; labyrinthal.

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Tortuous 92% connected

Bent in different directions; wreathed; twisted; winding; as, a tortuous train; a tortuous train; a tortuous leaf or corolla.

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