UNCOIL

uncoil

(verb) unwind or untwist

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

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.

Anagrams

• 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



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