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unravel a mystery

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  • mystery — n. 1) to pose a mystery (her disappearance poses a real mystery) 2) to clear up; fathom, solve, unravel a mystery 3) an unsolved mystery 4) a murder mystery 5) a mystery deepens 6) a mystery to (it was a mystery to me) 7) (misc.) shrouded,… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • unravel — [[t]ʌnræ̱v(ə)l[/t]] unravels, unravelling, unravelled (in AM, use unraveling, unraveled) 1) VERB If something such as a plan or system unravels, it breaks up or begins to fail. His government began to unravel because of a banking scandal... When… …   English dictionary

  • mystery — I UK [ˈmɪst(ə)rɪ] / US noun Word forms mystery : singular mystery plural mysteries ** 1) [countable] something that you are not able to understand, explain, or get information about I just can t think who she could have been – it s a mystery. The …   English dictionary

  • mystery — mys|ter|y1 [ mıst(ə)ri ] noun ** ▸ 1 something you cannot explain ▸ 2 being hard to explain ▸ 3 type of story/movie etc. ▸ 4 secrets about subject ▸ 5 in religion 1. ) count something that you are not able to understand, explain, or get… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • unravel — UK [ʌnˈræv(ə)l] / US verb Word forms unravel : present tense I/you/we/they unravel he/she/it unravels present participle unravelling past tense unravelled past participle unravelled 1) [transitive] to understand something complicated by thinking… …   English dictionary

  • mystery — mys|te|ry1 W3 [ˈmıstəri] n plural mysteries [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: mysterium, from Greek, from mystos keeping silent , from myein (of the eyes or lips) to be closed ] 1.) [C usually singular] an event, situation etc that people do not …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • unravel — un|rav|el [ʌnˈrævəl] v past tense and past participle unravelled present participle unravelling BrE past tense and past participle unraveled present participle unraveling AmE 1.) [T] to understand or explain something that is mysterious or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • unravel — un|rav|el [ ʌn rævl ] (present participle un|rav|el|ing or un|rav|el|ling; past tense and past participle un|rav|eled or un|rav|elled) verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive if a piece of clothing unravels, or if you unravel it, its fibers become… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • unravel — unraveler; esp. Brit., unraveller, n. unravelment, n. /un rav euhl/, v., unraveled, unraveling or (esp. Brit.) unravelled, unravelling. v.t. 1. to separate or disentangle the threads of (a woven or knitted fabric, a rope, etc.). 2. to free from… …   Universalium

  • unravel — verb 1) he unraveled the strands Syn: untangle, disentangle, separate out, unwind, untwist, unsnarl, unthread Ant: entangle 2) detectives are trying to unravel the mystery Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • unravel — Date: 1603 transitive verb 1. a. to disengage or separate the threads of ; disentangle b. to cause to come apart by or as if by separating the threads of 2. to resolve the intricacy, complexity, or obscurity of ; clear up < unravel a mystery >… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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