Definition of untwist

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Untwist (v. t.) To separate and open, as twisted threads; to turn back, as that which is twisted; to untwine..

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Unwind :: Unwind (v. i.) To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.
Unlay :: Unlay (v. t.) To untwist; as, to unlay a rope..
Deplication :: Deplication (n.) An unfolding, untwisting, or unplaiting..
Unwreathe :: Unwreathe (v. t.) To untwist, uncoil, or untwine, as anything wreathed..
Sleeve :: Sleeve (n.) See Sleave, untwisted thread..
Feaze :: Feaze (v. t.) To untwist; to unravel, as the end of a rope..
Sliver :: Sliver (n.) A strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state, produced by a carding machine and ready for the roving or slubbing which preceeds spinning..
Untwist :: Untwist (v. t.) To untie; to open; to disentangle.
Fagend :: Fagend (n.) An end of poorer quality, or in a spoiled condition, as the coarser end of a web of cloth, the untwisted end of a rope, ect..
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) To secure the end of (a rope, or the like) from untwisting by overcasting it with small stuff..
Ravel :: Ravel (v. i.) To become untwisted or unwoven; to be disentangled; to be relieved of intricacy.
Untwine :: Untwine (v. t.) To untwist; to separate, as that which is twined or twisted; to disentangle; to untie..
Raveling :: Raveling (n.) The act of untwisting or of disentangling.
Torsibillty :: Torsibillty (n.) The tendency, as of a rope, to untwist after being twisted..
Displat :: Displat (v. t.) To untwist; to uncurl; to unplat.
Ravel :: 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..
Untwirl :: Untwirl (v. t.) To untwist; to undo.
Leaper :: Leaper (n.) A kind of hooked instrument for untwisting old cordage.
Unwind :: Unwind (v. t.) To wind off; to loose or separate, as what or convolved; to untwist; to untwine; as, to unwind thread; to unwind a ball of yarn..
Floss :: Floss (n.) Untwisted filaments of silk, used in embroidering..
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