unravel

  • 21unravel — un•rav•el [[t]ʌnˈræv əl[/t]] v. eled, el•ing (esp. brit.) elled, el•ling. 1) to separate or disentangle the threads of (a fabric, rope, etc.) 2) to free from complications; make plain or clear; solve: to unravel a mystery[/ex] 3) inf to take… …

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  • 22unravel — Synonyms and related words: account for, allegorize, answer, avulse, bottom, break, break loose, break out, carry away, clarify, clear, clear up, come apart, come off, come undone, come unstuck, crack, crack up, cut loose, cut out, debug,… …

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  • 23unravel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. ravel, untwine, disentangle, untangle; develop, explain, unfold. See interpretation, disclosure, disjunction. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To solve] Syn. clear up, disclose, resolve; see explain ,… …

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  • 24unravel — v. untwist, unwind, untangle; become unraveled; solve, figure out …

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  • 25unravel — verb (unravels, unravelling, unravelled; US unravels, unraveling, unraveled) 1》 undo (twisted, knitted, or woven threads).     ↘become undone. 2》 investigate and solve (a mystery or puzzle). 3》 begin to fail or collapse …

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  • 26unravel — v. a. 1. Disentangle, extricate, ravel, untwist. 2. Unfold, decipher, interpret, understand, resolve, solve, explain, read, clear up, make out. 3. Confuse, throw into disorder …

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  • 27unravel — v 1. disentangle, untangle, unweave, unroll, uncurl, undo; unsnarl, untwist, untwine, disen twine; separate, comb out, card, part, unscramble, straighten out; untie, unbind, uncoil, unwind, unfurl, unknot. 2. solve, resolve, figure out, clear up …

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  • 28unravel — un·ravel …

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  • 29unravel — [c]/ʌnˈrævəl / (say un ravuhl) verb (unravelled or, especially US, unraveled, unravelling or, especially US, unraveling) –verb (t) 1. to free from a ravelled or tangled state; disentangle; disengage the threads or fibres of (a woven or knitted… …

  • 30unravel — v. (unravelled, unravelling; US unraveled, unraveling) 1 tr. cause to be no longer ravelled, tangled, or intertwined. 2 tr. probe and solve (a mystery etc.). 3 tr. undo (a fabric, esp. a knitted one). 4 intr. become disentangled or unknitted …

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