"detangler" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-detangler.wav Forms: detanglers [plural]
Etymology: From detangle + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|detangle|er|id2=agent noun}} detangle + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} detangler (plural detanglers)
  1. A conditioner product for removing tangles from hair.
    Sense id: en-detangler-en-noun-ttFxIbqC Categories (other): Hair, Tools Disambiguation of Hair: 34 34 33 Disambiguation of Tools: 19 37 44
  2. A brush used for removing tangles from hair.
    Sense id: en-detangler-en-noun-Mx~I9l3t Categories (other): Hair, Tools Disambiguation of Hair: 34 34 33 Disambiguation of Tools: 19 37 44
  3. (cycling) A device used with a freestyle BMX bicycle to allow the handlebars to turn 360° without tangling of the brake cables. Synonyms: gyro, rotor
    Sense id: en-detangler-en-noun-Vu6iEaqf Categories (other): Bicycle parts, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Hair, Tools Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 8 85 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 15 16 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 7 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 89 Disambiguation of Hair: 34 34 33 Disambiguation of Tools: 19 37 44 Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: untangler

Inflected forms

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