You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
UNTANGLE
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
Etymology
Verb
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.
Synonyms
• disentangle
Antonyms
• 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
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
11 May 2025
MALLET
(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
Coffee Trivia
