gnarl

gnarl has 5 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 5.

Definitions

• v. i.. To growl; to snarl.
• n.. a knot in wood; a large or hard knot, or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree.
• n.. something twisted and tight and swollen; "their muscles stood out in knots"; "the old man's fists were two great gnarls"; "his stomach was in knots"
• v.. make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked"
• v.. twist into a state of deformity; "The wind has gnarled this old tree"