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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Ravelin :: Ravelin (n.) A detached work with two embankments which make a salient angle. It is raised before the curtain on the counterscarp of the place. Formerly called demilune, and half-moon..
Unweave :: Unweave (v. t.) To unfold; to undo; to ravel, as what has been woven..
Caravel :: Caravel (n.) A Turkish man-of-war.
Stump :: Stump (v. t.) To travel over, delivering speeches for electioneering purposes; as, to stump a State, or a district. See To go on the stump, under Stump, n..
Travelled :: Travelled () of Trave.
Sadly :: Sadly (adv.) Seriously; soberly; gravely.
Floor :: Floor (n.) The surface, or the platform, of a structure on which we walk or travel; as, the floor of a bridge..
Commute :: Commute (v. i.) To pay, or arrange to pay, in gross instead of part by part; as, to commute for a year's travel over a route..
Thrum :: Thrum (n.) Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope.
Overcast :: Overcast (v. t.) To take long, loose stitches over (the raw edges of a seam) to prevent raveling..
Pan :: Pan (v. i.) To yield gold in, or as in, the process of panning; -- usually with out; as, the gravel panned out richly..
Safe-conduct :: Safe-conduct (n.) a writing, pass, or warrant of security, given to a person to enable him to travel with safety..
Raveler :: Raveler (n.) One who ravels.
Chisley :: Chisley (a.) Having a large admixture of small pebbles or gravel; -- said of a soil.
Arrive :: Arrive (v. i.) To come to the shore or bank. In present usage: To come in progress by water, or by traveling on land; to reach by water or by land; -- followed by at (formerly sometimes by to), also by in and from..
Graveled :: Graveled (imp. & p. p.) of Grave.
Trace :: Trace (v. i.) To walk; to go; to travel.
Gravelling :: Gravelling (n.) A salmon one or two years old, before it has gone to sea..
Carpetbag :: Carpetbag (n.) A portable bag for travelers; -- so called because originally made of carpet.
Gravelly :: Gravelly (a.) Abounding with gravel; consisting of gravel; as, a gravelly soil..
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