Word Explorer
Children's
Dictionary Suite
Help
Help
Help
 
Intermediate Dictionary      
Lookup History
untangle

un·tan·gle

untangle

 
pronunciation:
uhn taeng gl
part of speech: verb
inflections: untangles, untangling, untangled
definition 1: to free from a tangled or snarled condition.
Please help me untangle the telephone cord.
antonyms:
entangle, tangle
definition 2: to make clear; make order out of; straighten out.
The professor untangled the mystery of the missing monkey.