n.
1.a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
2.something jumbled or confused tangle v.
1.force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
2.tangle or complicate
3.disarrange or rumple
4.twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
Idiom of the Day
sound (someone) out or sound out (someone)
to try to find out how a person feels about something by asking him or her questions
The man has been sounding out his wife to see if she wants to move to a new house.