Definition of Gnarls

1. Noun. (plural of gnarl) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of gnarl) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gnarls

1. gnarl [v] - See also: gnarl

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gnarls

gms
gnaborretni
gnaborretnis
gnaff
gnamma
gnammas
gnaphalium
gnaphaliums
gnar
gnarl
gnarled
gnarley
gnarlier
gnarliest
gnarling
gnarls (current term)
gnarly
gnarr
gnarred
gnarring
gnarrs
gnars
gnash
gnashed
gnasher
gnashers
gnashes
gnashing
gnashingly
gnasht

Literary usage of Gnarls

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Manual of Plant Diseases by Paul Sorauer, Gustav Lindau, Ludwig Reh (1922)
"Cross-section through a part of a twig covered with gnarls. Fig. 64 illustrates an advanced stage of the medullary ray outgrowth of a branch at the end of ..."

2. A Text-book of Mycology and Plant Pathology by John William Harshberger (1917)
"Tuber-like gnarls are formed in fruit trees that have stone fruits, and also in beech bark and the structure of gnarls has been investigated by Sorauer, ..."

3. The Principles of Psychology by William James (1918)
"... relations without terms, or whose terms are only speciously such and really consist in knots, or gnarls of relations finer still in infinitum. ..."

4. Publications by English Dialect Society (1887)
"... aches and gnarls. Also sometimes used for to Snarl. GO, ,-.—To walk. It's time he should begin to g«. He can't go yet, but he creeps about anywhere. ..."

5. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1894)
"In many instances the underground growth formed a continuous matting of knots, gnarls, and buttocks, extending over many acres in area. As a matter of fact, ..."

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