unthread

[ uhn-thred ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to draw out or take out the thread from:
to unthread a sewing machine.
to thread one's way through or out of, as a densely wooded forest.
to disentangle; separate out of a raveled or confused condition:
to unthread a mystery.

unthread

/ ʌnˈθrɛd /

First recorded in 1585–95; un- ² + thread

He has also unthreaded the light of the sun, as ladies unthread a tissue of gold.

J—— teazes me, and makes me unthread my needle, and then I feel angry; and I know God does not love me then.

Unthread the needle, allowing a half inch to extend out of the back.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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