unravel, unknot, unscramble, untangle, unpick
(verb) become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; “unravel the thread”
extricate, untangle, disentangle, disencumber
(verb) release from entanglement of difficulty; “I cannot extricate myself from this task”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
untangle (third-person singular simple present untangles, present participle untangling, simple past and past participle untangled)
(transitive) To remove tangles or knots from.
(transitive, by extension, figurative) To remove confusion or mystery from.
• disentangle
• tangle
Source: Wiktionary
Un*tan"gle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + tangle.]
Definition: To loose from tangles or intricacy; to disentangle; to resolve; as, to untangle thread. Untangle but this cruel chain. Prior.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 June 2025
(verb) bestow a quality on; “Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company”; “The music added a lot to the play”; “She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings”; “This adds a light note to the program”
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.
