unravel
Other forms: unravelled; unravelling; unraveling; unraveled; unravels
However tempting, don't pull that straggly thread hanging from your sleeve. You'll just unravel, or totally undo, your hand-knitted sweater.
Something that's unraveled has been completely undone, whether it's a spool of thread, some knotty shoelaces, or your mental state after a long and frustrating day. You can also unravel a mystery by picking it apart, untangling the details or just following the trail of clues like a line of string.
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become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
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become undone“the sweater unraveled”
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run
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disintegrate
break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
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disintegrate
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disentangle“can you unravel the mystery?”
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disentangle, straighten out, unsnarl
extricate from entanglement
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disentangle, straighten out, unsnarl
/ˈənˌrævəl/
/ənˈrævəl/
Vocabulary lists containing unravel
Based on a true World War II story, this novel details how, as a teenager, Stefania Podgórska managed to take care of her younger sister, while hiding and supporting Jews in Nazi-occupied Poland.
On his eleventh birthday, orphan Harry Potter learns the shocking truth: he's a wizard about to begin his education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Through an intricate series of short stories that span time and space, a young boy grieves over the death of his best friend, James, while remembering the happy times they spent together.
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