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Definition of gnarl in English: gnarlnoun nɑːlnɑrl A rough, knotty protuberance, especially on a tree. （尤指树上的）粗节，粗瘤 a blackthorn topped with a two-humped gnarl Example sentencesExamples - Chism's second installation, Heaven, Hell and the Garden, offered a glimpse of a fleshy gnarl of cloth through a trap door as you mounted a low platform to admire a tall painting of sturdy underbrush.
- Lady Peacemaker was surprised to find herself looking into the eyes of a human face composed entirely from the bumps and gnarls of the tree's trunk.
- And because of its knots and gnarls it's worth even less at the chip-mill than plantation wood.
Synonyms lump, bump, protuberance, projection, protrusion, bulge, swelling, knot, node, nodule, growth, outgrowth, excrescence, carbuncle, tumour
OriginEarly 19th century: back-formation from gnarled. RhymesAmal, Arles, banal, Barisal, Basle, Bhopal, Carl, chorale, corral, dhal, entente cordiale, Escorial, farl, femme fatale, Funchal, gayal, halal, Karl, kraal, locale, marl, morale, musicale, Pascal, pastorale, procès-verbal, Provençal, rationale, real, rial, riyal, snarl, Taal, Taj Mahal, timbale, toile, Vaal, Vidal, Waal Definition of gnarl in US English: gnarlnounnärlnɑrl A rough, knotty protuberance, especially on a tree. （尤指树上的）粗节，粗瘤 a blackthorn topped with a two-humped gnarl Example sentencesExamples - Lady Peacemaker was surprised to find herself looking into the eyes of a human face composed entirely from the bumps and gnarls of the tree's trunk.
- And because of its knots and gnarls it's worth even less at the chip-mill than plantation wood.
- Chism's second installation, Heaven, Hell and the Garden, offered a glimpse of a fleshy gnarl of cloth through a trap door as you mounted a low platform to admire a tall painting of sturdy underbrush.
Synonyms lump, bump, protuberance, projection, protrusion, bulge, swelling, knot, node, nodule, growth, outgrowth, excrescence, carbuncle, tumour
OriginEarly 19th century: back-formation from gnarled. |