Untwist

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To loosen or separate (something twisted) by turning in the opposite direction; unwind.
  • verb-intransitive. To become untwisted.
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  • v. Remove a twist (from)
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To separate and open, as twisted threads; to turn back, as that which is twisted; to untwine.
  • v. To untie; to open; to disentangle.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To separate and open, as threads twisted; turn back from being twisted. Figuratively, to disentangle; solve: as, to untwist a riddle.
  • To become separate and loose or straight from having been twisted.
  • n. A twist in the opposite direction.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. cause to become untwisted
    • Antonym
    twist   
    Verb Form
    untwisted    untwisting    untwists   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    straighten out    straighten   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    untwine    untie    open    disentangle    disentwine   
     
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