vverb.contacttwist together or entwine into a confusing massSynset:entangle mat snarl tangle
Examples:- The child entangled the cord
Antonyms:disentangleunsnarl
Derivationally Related Form:tanglesnarl
Hypernyms:distort twine twist
Inherited Hypernyms:entangletwistchange shapechange
Direct Hyponyms:enmeshensnarlfeltmesh
Full Troponyms:enmeshfelt
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | They --- their hair (apply to: entangle, mat, tangle, snarl)
vverb.changechange texture so as to become matted and felt-likeSynset:felt felt up mat mat up matt-up matte matte up
Examples:- The fabric felted up after several washes
Derivationally Related Form:feltmatmatting
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:feltchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
adj satadj.alltangled in a dense massExamples:- tried to push through the matted undergrowth
Antonyms:untangled
Inherited Hypernyms:matted
Similar to:tangled
adj satadj.allnot reflecting light; not glossySynset:flat mat matt matte
Examples:- flat wall paint
- a photograph with a matte finish
Antonyms:bright
Derivationally Related Form:flatnessmattmatte
Inherited Hypernyms:flat
Similar to:dull