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convoluted
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adjective
(= convolute)
rolled longitudinally upon itself
a convolute petal
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adjective
(= Byzantine, involved, knotty, tangled, tortuous)
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
the Byzantine tax structure
Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship
convoluted legal language
convoluted reasoning
the plot was too involved
a knotty problem
got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering
Oh, what a tangled web we weave
— Sir Walter Scott
tortuous legal procedures
tortuous negotiations lasting for months
tube
Noun
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A tube is a long object with a hole from one end to the other. The ends may be closed or open.
The high pressure forces the water through the tube.
Toothpaste comes in a tube.
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The Tube is the underground train system in London, England.
tube
Verb
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If you tube, you float on an inner tube.
We went white-water tubing on the Yukon River.