tangler
One who snarls
A tangler is something or someone that tangles—creates knots, snarls, or confused masses.
The word appears most often for fishing lures designed to snag in weeds or brush, or for anything that complicates situations: That new regulation is a real tangler.
A person who tangles with others picks fights or creates difficulties.
Thing that obstructs progress
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- complicationFactor that adds difficulty
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- snagUnforeseen complication
interference · encumbrance · stumbling block · bottleneck · gridlock · jam · restriction · handicap
Bioluminescent deep-sea predator
- monkfishEdible anglerfish species
- lureThing that tempts
- escaFungal vine disease
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
predator · deep-sea · bioluminescence · mesopelagic · gulper · camouflage · marine · teeth
snarl
Hostile vocal threat
mat · twist · coil · entwine · enmesh · ravel · braid · weave · macrame · rope
impediment
Thing that obstructs progress
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- complicationFactor that adds difficulty
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
snag · interference · encumbrance · stumbling block · bottleneck · gridlock · jam · restriction · handicap · constraint
anglerfish
Bioluminescent deep-sea predator
ambush · predator · deep-sea · bioluminescence · mesopelagic · gulper · camouflage · marine · teeth · stomach
befuddle
To thoroughly confuse
flummox · mystify · puzzle · disconcert · discombobulate · confound · stump · obfuscate · disorient · muddle
- marionette partsstrings, crossbar, control bar, wooden body, painted face
tangleruntangler
Thing that unravels snarls
detangler · organizer · straightener · arranger · sorter
tanglersimplifier
One who makes clearer
clarifier · resolver · disentangler · unraveler · streamliner
- tangled webComplex network of deceit
- in a tangle
- tangled up
- tangled sheets
- tangled line
- tangled brush
tangle, tangled, untangle, tangles, entangle, entangled, tangling, disentangle, entanglement