UNPICK

unpick

(verb) undo (the stitches) of (a piece of sewing)

unravel, unknot, unscramble, untangle, unpick

(verb) become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; “unravel the thread”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

unpick (third-person singular simple present unpicks, present participle unpicking, simple past and past participle unpicked)

(sewing) To undo sewing stitches.

(knitting) To undo knitting in order to reuse the wool.

To unravel or untangle the threads of a rope etc.

(figuratively) To disassemble.

Source: Wiktionary


Un*pick, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- (intensive) + pick.]

Definition: To pick out; to undo by picking.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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