- gnarled hands
- hands that are rugged and weather-beaten
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
gnarled hands
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gnarled — [na:ld US na:rld] adj [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: knurled having raised lines on the surface (17 21 centuries), from knurl small part sticking out (17 21 centuries)] 1.) a gnarled tree or branch is rough and twisted with hard lumps 2.) gnarled… … Dictionary of contemporary English
gnarled — [ narld ] adjective old and twisted and covered in lines: gnarled hands a gnarled old apple tree … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gnarled — [[t]nɑ͟ː(r)ld[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A gnarled tree is twisted and strangely shaped because it is old. ...a large and beautiful garden full of ancient gnarled trees. 2) ADJ GRADED A person who is gnarled looks very old because their skin has lines on … English dictionary
gnarled — adjective 1 a gnarled tree or branch is rough and twisted with hard lumps 2 gnarled hands or fingers are twisted, rough, and difficult to move, usually because they are old … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gnarled — adjective 1) a gnarled tree trunk Syn: knobbly, knotty, knotted, gnarly, lumpy, bumpy, nodular; twisted, bent, crooked, distorted, contorted 2) gnarled hands Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
gnarled — UK [nɑː(r)ld] / US [nɑrld] adjective old and twisted and covered in lines gnarled hands a gnarled old apple tree … English dictionary
gnarled — adjective Etymology: probably alteration of knurled Date: 1603 1. full of knots or gnarls ; knotty < gnarled hands > 2. crabbed in disposition, aspect, or character … New Collegiate Dictionary
gnarled — [nɑːld] adj old and twisted and covered in lines gnarled hands[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
gnarled — [närld] adj. [ult. < ME knorre, a knot: see KNUR] 1. knotty and twisted, as the trunk of an old tree 2. roughened, hardened, sinewy, etc., as hands that do rough work: Also gnarly or gnarlier or gnarliest … English World dictionary
gnarled — adj. (also gnarly) (of a tree, hands, etc.) knobbly, twisted, rugged. Etymology: var. of knarled, rel. to KNURL … Useful english dictionary
