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 tangle tangle /ˈtæŋgəl/

noun

  1. () A twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven  ( tangle )
    a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
     They carved their way through the tangle of vines
    they carved their way through the tangle of vines
  2. () Something jumbled or confused  ( maze , snarl , tangle )
    something jumbled or confused
     A tangle of government regulations
    a tangle of government regulations

verb

  1. Twist together or entwine into a confusing mass  ( entangle , mat , snarl , tangle )
    twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
     The child entangled the cord
    The child entangled the cord
  2. Disarrange or rumple; dishevel  ( dishevel , tangle , tousle )
    disarrange or rumple; dishevel
     The strong wind tousled my hair
    The strong wind tousled my hair
  3. Tangle or complicate  ( knot , ravel , tangle )
    tangle or complicate
     A ravelled story
    a ravelled story
  4. Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action  ( drag in , tangle , drag , embroil , sweep , sweep up )
    force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
     They were swept up by the events
    They were swept up by the events
     Don't drag me into this business
    don't drag me into this business


 public speaker public speaker /ˈpʌblɪk ˈspiːkər/

noun

  1. A person who delivers a speech or oration  ( public speaker , speechifier , speechmaker , orator , rhetorician )
    a person who delivers a speech or oration


 baronduki baronduki /ˌbærənˈduːki/

noun

  1. Terrestrial Siberian squirrel  ( baranduki , baronduki , barunduki , burunduki , Eutamius asiaticus , Eutamius sibiricus )
    terrestrial Siberian squirrel


 transubstantiation transubstantiation /ˌtrænsʌbˌstænʃiˈeɪʃən/

noun

  1. An act that changes the form, character or substance of something  ( transubstantiation , transmutation )
    an act that changes the form, character or substance of something
  2. The Roman Catholic doctrine that the whole substance of the bread and the wine changes into the substance of the body and blood of Christ when consecrated in the Eucharist  ( transubstantiation )
    the Roman Catholic doctrine that the whole substance of the bread and the wine changes into the substance of the body and blood of Christ when consecrated in the Eucharist
     Transubstantiation is a central tenet in Roman Catholic Eucharistic theology.
    Transubstantiation is a central tenet in Roman Catholic Eucharistic theology.