tangle

"The cat played with the yarn until it was a complete tangle. "

"I tried to sort through this tangle and got nowhere."

"The siblings got into a terrible tangle over who got to use the tablet first. "

"The math student identified a tangle in the diagram of the complicated knot, pointing out the four crossing points within its boundary. "

"Maria spent the afternoon creating a beautiful tangle filled with swirling lines and geometric shapes. "

"Her hair was tangled from a day in the wind."

"The siblings often tangle over whose turn it is to use the computer. "

"The child's shoelaces tangled together while he was tying them. "

"The cat likes to tangle her yarn in the branches of the Christmas tree. "

"The fisherman carefully hauled the tangle onto the boat, hoping it contained some valuable scallops. "

"The fisherman used the tangles to collect sea urchins for his dinner. "

"The unruly tangle of vines over the fence needed trimming. "