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Ravel

  1. noun

    French composer and exponent of Impressionism (1875-1937)

    Similar: maurice ravel

  2. noun

    a row of unravelled stitches

    “she got a run in her stocking”

    Similar: run, ladder

  3. verb

    tangle or complicate

    “a ravelled story”

    Similar: tangle, knot

  4. verb

    disentangle

    “can you unravel the mystery?”

    Similar: unravel, ravel out

Word family

raveled · raveling

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