unravel
verb (used with object)
to separate or disentangle the threads of (a woven or knitted fabric, a rope, etc.).
unraveller
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a word derived from
unravel.
Example Sentences
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She looked round with the triumphant smile of a successful unraveller of mystery.
From The Toys of Peace, and other papers by Saki
With nothing very spectacular to his credit, he had earned repute as a follower of long trails, and as an acute unraveller of tangled clews.
From The Price by Francis Lynde
Submit to Fate without unseemly wrangle: Such complications frequently occur— Life is one closely complicated tangle: Death is the only true unraveller!
From The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan by Sir W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert
At that time, before Rouletabille had given proof of his unique talent, Larsan was reputed as the most skilful unraveller of the most mysterious and complicated crimes.
From Mystery of the Yellow Room by Gaston Leroux
No, Sey," my respected connection went on, after another long pause, sipping his coffee pensively, "I feel I must be aided in this superhuman task by a professional unraveller of cunning disguises.
From An African Millionaire Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay by Grant Allen
