ravel
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.1rav·el
verb \ˈra-vəl\rav·eled or rav·elledrav·el·ing or rav·el·ling\ˈrav-liŋ, ˈra-və-\
Definition of RAVEL
transitive verb
1
a : to separate or undo the texture of : unravel b : to undo the intricacies of : disentangle
intransitive verb
1
obsolete : to become entangled or confused
2
: to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray
See Origin of RAVEL
Dutch rafelen, from rafel loose thread
First Known Use: 1582
2ravel
nounDefinition of RAVEL
First Known Use of RAVEL
1634
Ra·vel
biographical name \rə-ˈvel, ra-\Definition of RAVEL
(Joseph) Mau*rice \mȯ-ˈrēs\ 1875–1937 Fr. composer
— Ra·vel·ian \rə-ˈve-lyən, ra-, -lē-ən\ adjective
Rhymes with RAVEL
band shell, barbell, Becquerel, Blackwell, bluebell, bombshell, bridewell, cadelle, cartel, chandelle, Chanel, clamshell, compel, cormel, cornel, corral, cowbell, cupel, diel, dispel, doorbell, dry cell, dry well, dumbbell, duxelles, ear shell, eggshell, excel, expel, farewell, fat cell, foretell, fuel cell, gazelle, germ cell, Glaspell, gromwell, groundswell, half shell, handbell, hard sell, hard-shell, harebell, hotel, impel, indwell, inkwell, Jarrell, jurel, Kandel, lampshell, lapel, Mandel, marcel, maxwell, Maxwell, micelle, misspell, morel, motel, nacelle, nerve cell, Nobel, noel, nouvelle, nutshell, oil well, Orel, Orwell, outsell, pall-mall, Parnell, pastel, pell-mell, pixel, pointelle, Ponselle, presell, propel, quenelle, rakehell, rappel, rebel, refel, repel, respell, retell, riel, rondel, Roswell, saurel, scalpel, seashell, sequel, sleigh bell, soft sell, soft-shell, solgel, speedwell, spinel, stairwell, star shell, stem cell, tooth shell, unsell, unwell, upwell, wind-bell
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