Dictionary Entry
unwind
unwind is a 6-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To wind off; to loose or separate, as what or convolved; to untwist; to untwine; as, to unwind thread; to unwind a ball of yarn. 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 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To wind off; to loose or separate, as what or convolved; to untwist; to untwine; as, to unwind thread; to unwind a ball of yarn.
- 2transitive verb
To disentangle.
- 3intransitive verb
To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.
- 4verb
cause to feel relaxed
"A hot bath always relaxes me"
- 5verb
become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
"He relaxed in the hot tub"
"Let's all relax after a hard day's work"
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- 6verb
reverse the winding or twisting of
"unwind a ball of yarn"
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- 7verb
separate the tangles of
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