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English noun: Ravel | |||
| 1. | Ravel (person) French composer and exponent of Impressionism (1875-1937) | ||
| Synonyms | Maurice Ravel | ||
| Instance hypernym | composer | ||
| 2. | ravel (event) a row of unravelled stitches | ||
| Samples | She got a run in her stocking. | ||
| Synonyms | ladder, run | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | damage, harm, impairment | ||
English verb: ravel | |||
| 1. | ravel (contact) disentangle | ||
| Samples | Can you unravel the mystery?. | ||
| Synonyms | ravel out, unravel | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disentangle, straighten out, unsnarl | ||
| Antonyms | ravel, tangle, knot | ||
| 2. | ravel (contact) tangle or complicate | ||
| Samples | A ravelled story. | ||
| Synonyms | knot, tangle | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enlace, entwine, interlace, intertwine, lace, twine | ||
| Antonyms | ravel, ravel out, unknot, unpick, unravel, unravel, unscramble, untangle | ||
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