Associations to the word «Ravel»

Wiktionary

RAVEL, noun. A snarl, complication
RAVEL, verb. To tangle; entangle; entwine confusedly, become snarled; thus to involve; perplex; confuse.
RAVEL, verb. To undo the intricacies of; to disentangle or clarify.
RAVEL, verb. To pull apart (especially cloth or a seam); unravel.
RAVEL, verb. (computing) (programming) In the APL language, to reshape (a variable) into a vector.

Dictionary definition

RAVEL, noun. French composer and exponent of Impressionism (1875-1937).
RAVEL, noun. A row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking".
RAVEL, verb. Disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?".
RAVEL, verb. Tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story".

Wise words

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