un-raveller
un·rav·el
[uhn-rav-uh
l] verb, un·rav·eled, un·rav·el·ing or ( especially British ) un·rav·elled, un·rav·el·ling. verb (used with object)
1.
to separate or disentangle the threads of (a woven or knitted fabric, a rope, etc.).
2.
to free from complication or difficulty; make plain or clear; solve: to unravel a situation; to unravel a mystery.
3.
Informal. to take apart; undo; destroy (a plan, agreement, or arrangement).
verb (used without object)
4.
to become unraveled.
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| —vb , (US) -els, -elling, -elled, -els, -eling, -eled | |
| 1. | (tr) to reduce (something knitted or woven) to separate strands |
| 2. | (tr) to undo or untangle (something tangled or knotted) |
| 3. | (tr) to explain or solve: the mystery was unravelled |
| 4. | (intr) to become unravelled |
| un'raveller | |
| —n | |
| un'ravelment | |
| —n | |
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