unfold

unfold is a 6-letter English word with 8 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to unfold a tablecloth. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 13 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to unfold a tablecloth.
2. transitive verb. To open, as anything covered or close; to lay open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by successive development; to display; to disclose; to reveal; to elucidate; to explain; as, to unfold one's designs; to unfold the principles of a science.
3. transitive verb. To release from a fold or pen; as, to unfold sheep.
4. intransitive verb. To open; to expand; to become disclosed or developed.
5. verb. develop or come to a promising stage

   "Youth blossomed into maturity"

   Synonyms: blossom

6. verb. spread out or open from a closed or folded state

   "open the map"

   "spread your arms"

   Synonyms: open, spread

7. verb. extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length

   "Unfold the newspaper"

   "stretch out that piece of cloth"

   Synonyms: extend, stretch

8. verb. open to the view

   "A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings"

Synonyms

blossom, open, spread, extend, stretch

Common word forms

unfolds, unfolded, unfolden, unfolder, unfolding, unfoldable, unfoldment

Words from these letters

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