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unlays

verb , present tense third-person singular of unlay

Synonyms and Antonyms of unlays

to separate the various strands of

our tour guide at the maritime museum showed us how sailors used to unlay rope

Synonyms of unlays

disentangles, ravels (out), unbraids, unravels, unsnarls, untangles, untwines, untwists, unweaves

Words Related to unlays

smooths (also smoothes), straightens (out)

uncoils, undoes, unknots, unlaces, unrolls, unstrings, unthreads, unties, unwinds

Near Antonyms of unlays

braids, knots, laces, plaits, plies, splices, ties, winds

Antonyms of unlays

entangles, snarls, tangles

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