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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Unravel :: Unravel (v. i.) To become unraveled, in any sense..
Waymark :: Waymark (n.) A mark to guide in traveling.
Charpie :: Charpie (n.) Straight threads obtained by unraveling old linen cloth; -- used for surgical dressings.
Lone :: Lone (a.) Being without a companion; being by one's self; also, sad from lack of companionship; lonely; as, a lone traveler or watcher..
Guide :: Guide (v. t.) To lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path; to pilot; as, to guide a traveler..
Perambulate :: Perambulate (v. t.) To walk through or over; especially, to travel over for the purpose of surveying or examining; to inspect by traversing; specifically, to inspect officially the boundaries of, as of a town or parish, by walking over the whole line..
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..
Bagman :: Bagman (n.) A commercial traveler; one employed to solicit orders for manufacturers and tradesmen.
Pit :: Pit (n.) A large hole in the ground from which material is dug or quarried; as, a stone pit; a gravel pit; or in which material is made by burning; as, a lime pit; a charcoal pit..
Overcast :: Overcast (v. t.) To take long, loose stitches over (the raw edges of a seam) to prevent raveling..
Plod :: Plod (v. i.) To travel slowly but steadily; to trudge.
Poster :: Poster (n.) One who posts, or travels expeditiously; a courier..
Traveled :: Traveled (imp. & p. p.) of Trave.
Night-faring :: Night-faring (a.) Going or traveling in the night.
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..
Trade :: Trade (v.) A track; a trail; a way; a path; also, passage; travel; resort..
Gravel-stone :: Gravel-stone (n.) A pebble, or small fragment of stone; a calculus..
Tramp :: Tramp (n.) A foot traveler; a tramper; often used in a bad sense for a vagrant or wandering vagabond.
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..
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