gnarled

  • 11gnarled — adjective 1 a gnarled tree or branch is rough and twisted with hard lumps 2 gnarled hands or fingers are twisted, rough, and difficult to move, usually because they are old …

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  • 12gnarled — adjective 1) a gnarled tree trunk Syn: knobbly, knotty, knotted, gnarly, lumpy, bumpy, nodular; twisted, bent, crooked, distorted, contorted 2) gnarled hands Syn …

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  • 13gnarled — UK [nɑː(r)ld] / US [nɑrld] adjective old and twisted and covered in lines gnarled hands a gnarled old apple tree …

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  • 14Gnarled — Gnarl Gnarl, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gnarled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gnarling}.] [From older gnar, prob. of imitative origin; cf. G. knarren, knurren. D. knorren, Sw. knorra, Dan. knurre.] To growl; to snarl. [1913 Webster] And wolves are gnarling who… …

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  • 15gnarled — adjective Etymology: probably alteration of knurled Date: 1603 1. full of knots or gnarls ; knotty < gnarled hands > 2. crabbed in disposition, aspect, or character …

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  • 16gnarled — /nahrld/, adj. 1. (of trees) full of or covered with gnarls; bent; twisted. 2. having a rugged, weather beaten appearance: a gnarled old sea captain. 3. crabby; cantankerous. [1595 1605; var. of KNURLED] * * * …

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  • 17gnarled — adj. Gnarled is used with these nouns: ↑finger, ↑hand, ↑root, ↑tree, ↑trunk …

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  • 18gnarled — [nɑːld] adj old and twisted and covered in lines gnarled hands[/ex] …

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  • 19Gnarled enamel — is a description of enamel seen in histologic sections of a tooth underneath a cusp. The appearance of enamel appears different and very complex under the cusp, but this is not due to a different arrangement of dental tissues. Instead, the enamel …

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  • 20gnarled — adjective a) knotty and misshapen b) made rough by age or hard work Syn: gnarly …

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