untwist

Speech parts

1. untwist - Noun

2. untwist - Verb

Meaning

To separate and open, as twisted threads; to turn back, as that which is twisted; to untwine.

To untie; to open; to disentangle.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ravel unroll open develop explain solve evolve decipher undo unfold unravel disengage loosen straighten untie
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Antonyms

twist ravel bend braid matting twirl
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Hypernyms

straighten straighten out

Phrases with the word

untwist the plaits

Examples

Because of the design's tendency to twist and untwist the line as it is cast and retrieved, most spinning reels operate best with fairly limp and flexible fishing lines. Source: Internet

In proportion to the voltage applied, the liquid crystals untwist changing the polarization and blocking the light's path. Source: Internet

The limb directly in front of the chest, elbow down, vertical nature of the punch coupled with a snap twisting of the waist requires a practitioner's body to naturally untwist or release before the rebound of the punch. Source: Internet

The best thread for tatting is a "hard" thread that does not untwist readily. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

untwinned untwirl untwirled untwist the plaits untwistable untwisted