“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
LOOSENED
disentangled, loosened, unsnarled
(adjective) straightened out
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
loosened
simple past tense and past participle of loosen
Adjective
loosened (comparative more loosened, superlative most loosened)
Having been made less tight or more relaxed.
Anagrams
• loose end
Source: Wiktionary
LOOSEN
Loos"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Loosened; p. pr. & vb. n. Loosening.] Etym: [See Loose, v. t.]
1. To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string, or a knot; to loosen a rock in the earth. After a year's rooting, then shaking doth the tree good by loosening of the earth. Bacon.
2. To free from restraint; to set at liberty.. It loosens his hands, and assists his understanding. Dryden.
3. To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of. Bacon.
Loos"en, v. i.
Definition: To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact. S. Sharp.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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