Definition of ravel

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Ravel (v. t.) To separate or undo the texture of; to take apart; to untwist; to unweave or unknit; -- often followed by out; as, to ravel a twist; to ravel out a stocking..

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Pan :: Pan (v. i.) To yield gold in, or as in, the process of panning; -- usually with out; as, the gravel panned out richly..
Circulatorious :: Circulatorious (a.) Travelling from house to house or from town to town; itinerant.
Howadji :: Howadji (n.) A merchant; -- so called in the East because merchants were formerly the chief travelers.
Chick-pea :: Chick-pea (n.) Its nutritious seed, used in cookery, and especially, when roasted (parched pulse), as food for travelers in the Eastern deserts..
Bushwhacking :: Bushwhacking (n.) Traveling, or working a way, through bushes; pulling by the bushes, as in hauling a boat along the bushy margin of a stream..
Lithophagous :: Lithophagous (a.) Eating or swallowing stones or gravel, as the ostrich..
Traveler :: Traveler (n.) One who travels; one who has traveled much.
Footworn :: Footworn (a.) Worn by, or weared in, the feet; as, a footworn path; a footworn traveler..
Caddis :: Caddis (n.) The larva of a caddice fly. These larvae generally live in cylindrical cases, open at each end, and covered externally with pieces of broken shells, gravel, bits of wood, etc. They are a favorite bait with anglers. Called also caddice worm, or caddis worm..
Counterguard :: Counterguard (n.) A low outwork before a bastion or ravelin, consisting of two lines of rampart parallel to the faces of the bastion, and protecting them from a breaching fire..
Horseback :: Horseback (n.) An extended ridge of sand, gravel, and bowlders, in a half-stratified condition..
Unravel :: Unravel (v. t.) Hence, to clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to solve; as, to unravel a plot..
Riding :: Riding (a.) Employed to travel; traveling; as, a riding clerk..
Near-legged :: Near-legged (a.) Having the feet so near together that they interfere in traveling.
Peregrinate :: Peregrinate (v. i.) To travel from place to place, or from one country to another; hence, to sojourn in foreign countries..
Hour :: Hour (n.) A measure of distance traveled.
Journey :: "Journey (n.) Travel or passage from one place to another; hence, figuratively, a passage through life..
Lead :: Lead (v. t.) To guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain place or end, by making the way known; to show the way, esp. by going with or going in advance of. Hence, figuratively: To direct; to counsel; to instruct; as, to lead a traveler; to lead a pupil..
Gripsack :: Gripsack (n.) A traveler's handbag.
Gravel :: Gravel (v. t.) To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex.
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