UNRAVELS

Verb

unravels

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unravel

Source: Wiktionary


UNRAVEL

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



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In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.

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