gnarl

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/nɑː(ɹ)l/

Definition of gnarl

5 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A knot in wood; a knurl or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree.
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noun

  1. A knot in wood; a knurl or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree.
  2. Something resembling a knot in wood, such as in stone or limbs.

verb

  1. (transitive)To knot or twist something.
  2. (intransitive)To snarl or growl; to gnar.
    “And wolves are gnarling who shall gnaw thee first.”

adj

  1. Gnarled, knotty, twisted.

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Etymology

Back-formation from gnarled.

Hooks

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