Gnarled - English meaning

adjective

Affected by or associated with arthritis.

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Arthritic joints

noun

A person suffering from arthritis.

adjective

Sharply curved or having an angle.

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A piece of bent wire

noun

Past and past participle of bend1.

noun

A stiff grass which is used for lawns and is a component of pasture and hay grasses.

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The grasses used may be native to the area or specially introduced species such as rye grass, fescu…

adjective

(of a surface) uneven, with many patches raised above the rest.

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The car jolted on the bumpy road

adjective

Rough or uneven

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We drove along bumpy dirt roads for hours.

adjective

Twisted or bent out of the normal shape.

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Contorted limbs

verb

Twist or bend out of the normal shape.

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A spasm of pain contorted his face

adjective

Twisted or bent in a way that does not seem natural

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His face was contorted in anger.

adjective

Bent or twisted out of shape or out of place.

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His teeth were yellow and crooked

verb

Bend (something, especially a finger as a signal).

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He crooked a finger for the waitress

adjective

Not straight or not even; twisted, bent, or uneven

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That dog’s tail is crooked., your glasses are on crooked., their efforts centered on crooked deals …

adjective

Pulled or twisted out of shape; contorted.

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Then he took a few steps in her direction, his face distorted with rage.

verb

Pull or twist out of shape.

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A grimace distorted her mouth

adjective

Pulled into or appearing as a strange or unnatural shape

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His face was distorted in agony., everything looks distorted through the glass., this report gives …

adjective

Gnarled.

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Twisted trees and gnarly roots

adjective

Rough and twisted, especially because of old age or no protection from bad weather

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There were low trees with thick, gnarly branches., he served an amazing artichoke soup with gnarly …

adjective

Having lumps which give a misshapen appearance.

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Knobbly knees

adjective

Having lumps (= raised areas) on the surface

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Knobbly knees/elbows

adjective

Fastened with or having a knot or knots.

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A knotted rope

verb

Fasten with a knot.

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The scarves were knotted loosely around their throats

adjective

Joined by having been tied together in a knot, or containing a knot or knots

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A knotted rope, a knotted handkerchief

adjective

Full of knots.

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Panelling in knotty pine

adjective

Having a tough, hard texture like leather.

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Brown, leathery skin

adjective

With the look and feel of leather

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Leathery skin/hands

adjective

Full of or covered with lumps.

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He lay on the lumpy mattress

adjective

Covered with or containing lumps

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A lumpy bed/pillow, a lumpy sauce

adjective

Not having the normal or natural shape or form.

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Misshapen fruit

adjective

Having a shape that is not natural

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His knee is badly misshapen from years of football and seven operations.

adjective

Having or characterized by hard or tight lumps; knotty.

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Along with subsequent calcite deposition, the pentameres are obliterated, the outline becomes round…

adjective

Having a small raised area or swelling

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Fibrous and nodular masses, this cream is only for treatment of severe, nodular acne.

adjective

Having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth or level.

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They had to carry the victim across the rough, stony ground

adverb

In a manner that lacks gentleness; harshly or violently.

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Treat 'em rough but treat 'em fair

noun

A disreputable and violent person.

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The rear of the column was attacked by roughs

adjective

Forced out of its natural or proper shape; crumpled.

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The crash left a trail of twisted metal across the carriageway

verb

Form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape.

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A strip of metal is twisted to form a hollow tube

adjective

Unusual and strange; perverse

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The letter was clearly written by someone with a twisted mind., he missed the first game of the sea…

adjective

Not having been protected from sun, wind, or rain and so marked or damaged by them

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The fisherman had a weather-beaten face.

adjective

Worn by long exposure to the atmosphere; weather-beaten.

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Weathered rock

verb

Wear away or change the appearance or texture of (something) by long exposure to the atmosphere.

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His skin was weathered almost black by his long outdoor life

adjective

Changed in color or form over a period of time because of the effects of sun, wind, rain, or other conditions in the air

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The wall was made from rounded, weathered stones.

adjective

Shrivelled or wrinkled with age.

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A wizened, weather-beaten old man

adjective

Having dry skin showing many lines, esp. because of old age

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A wizened old man

adjective

(especially of fabric or the skin) having wrinkles or slight folds.

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You just cannot look neat with wrinkled clothes

verb

Make or cause lines or folds in (something, especially fabric or the skin).

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His hands and face were wrinkled by age

adjective

(of skin) having small lines because of old age

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A wrinkled face