Tangle (4)
'tangle' is the definition.
(I know that tangle can be written as knot)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for knot that I've seen before include "Bird; hard part in wood" , "Shorebird's" , "Bend - one nautical mile per hour" , "Measure of speed of, for example, frigate" , "Interlacement" .)
'tangle' is the definition.
(I know that ensnarl is a more specific form of tangle)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for ensnarl that I've seen before include "put into difficulty?" , "To embroil" .)
'tangle' is the definition.
(I know that enmesh is a more specific form of tangle)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for enmesh that I've seen before include "Tangle up in a net" , "Make tangled or snarled" , "Entrap" , "Entangle as in net" , "Men she changed to entangle" .)
'tangle' is the definition.
(I know that tangle can be written as mat)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for mat that I've seen before include "A piece of material as floor covering" , "Tangle" , "Rough piece of floor-covering" , "Piece of material for wiping feet on" , "Paint with a dull surface" .)