untwine
(verb) undo what has been twined together; “untwine the strings”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
untwine (third-person singular simple present untwines, present participle untwining, simple past and past participle untwined)
(transitive) To untwist the strands of (something entwined).
(transitive) To free (one thing that is entwined with another), disentangle, extricate.
(intransitive) To become untwisted or disentangled.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*twine", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + twine.]
Definition: To untwist; to separate, as that which is twined or twisted; to disentangle; to untie. It requires a long and powerful counter sympathy in a nation to untwine the ties of custom which bind a people to the established and the old. Sir W. Hamilton.
Un*twine", v. i.
Definition: To become untwined. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
