uncoil
(verb) unwind or untwist
Source: WordNet® 3.1
uncoil (third-person singular simple present uncoils, present participle uncoiling, simple past and past participle uncoiled)
(transitive) To unwind or untwist (something).
(intransitive) To unwind or untwist oneself.
• ouncil, ulicon
Source: Wiktionary
Un*coil", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + coil.]
Definition: To unwind or open, as a coil of rope. Derham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
