run, unravel
(verb) become undone; “the sweater unraveled”
unravel, unknot, unscramble, untangle, unpick
(verb) become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; “unravel the thread”
ravel, unravel, ravel out
(verb) disentangle; “can you unravel the mystery?”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
unravel (third-person singular simple present unravels, present participle (US) unraveling or unravelling, simple past and past participle (US) unraveled or unravelled)
(transitive) To separate the threads (of); disentangle.
(intransitive) (of threads, etc.) To become separated; (of something woven, knitted, etc.) to come apart.
(transitive, figurative) To clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to solve.
(transitive, figurative) To separate the connected or united parts of; to throw into disorder; to confuse.
(intransitive, figurative) To become undone; to collapse.
The spellings unraveling and unraveled are primarily US while unravelling and unravelled are primarily UK, other Commonwealth countries, and Ireland.
• (separate the threads of): disentangle, unsnarl
• (clear from complication): solve, unriddle
• venular, vulnera
Source: Wiktionary
Un*rav"el, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- (intensive) + ravel.]
1. To disentangle; to disengage or separate the threads of; as, to unravel a stocking.
2. Hence, to clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to solve; as, to unravel a plot.
3. To separate the connected or united parts of; to throw into disorder; to confuse. "Art shall be conjured for it, and nature all unraveled." Dryden.
Un*rav"el, v. i.
Definition: To become unraveled, in any sense.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
