Crossword-Solution: RAVEL
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Ravel | v. t. | To separate or undo the texture of; to take apart; to untwist; to unweave or unknit; -- often followed by out; as, to ravel a twist; to ravel out a stocking. |
| Ravel | v. t. | To undo the intricacies of; to disentangle. |
| Ravel | v. t. | To pull apart, as the threads of a texture, and let them fall into a tangled mass; hence, to entangle; to make intricate; to involve. |
| Ravel | v. i. | To become untwisted or unwoven; to be disentangled; to be relieved of intricacy. |
| Ravel | v. i. | To fall into perplexity and confusion. |
| Ravel | v. i. | To make investigation or search, as by picking out the threads of a woven pattern. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| RAVEL | anagram | LAVER, LEVAR, LRVAE, REVAL, VELAR |
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One who, or that which, eats.
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Sentences with RAVEL (5)
Under the fence, in a little bed, was a ravel of poor grassy leaves, such as come from very immature bulbs, and three scyllas in bloom.
Said Cormac:-- (64) “There, hide in the house like a coward, And hope not hereafter to scare me With the scorn of thy brethren the Skidings,-- I'll set them a weft for their weaving! I'll rhyme on the swaggering rascals Till rocks go afloat on the water; And lucky for you if ye loosen The line of your fate that I ravel!” This went all over the country-side and the feud grew fiercer between them.
Then came an Indian to me with a pair of stockings that were too big for him, and he would have me ravel them out, and knit them fit for him.
Therefore, as you unwind her love from him, Lest it should ravel and be good to none, You must provide to bottom it on me, Which must be done by praising me as much As you in worth dispraise Sir Valentine.
Must I do so? And must I ravel out My weaved-up follies? Gentle Northumberland, If thy offences were upon record, Would it not shame thee in so fair a troop To read a lecture of them? If thou wouldst, There shouldst thou find one heinous article Containing the deposing of a king And cracking the strong warrant of an oath, Marked with a blot, damned in the book of heaven.
Quotes with RAVEL (3)
Corrival looked around. 'So is this it? Is everyone here? Erskine, maybe you should start the ball rolling. I have places to go and things to do.''Me?' Ravel asked. 'Why do I have to start it? You're the most respected mage here. You start it, or Skulduggery.'Skulduggery shook his head. 'I can't start it. I don't like most of these people. I might start shooting.
What I'm feeling, I think, is joy. And it's been some time since I've felt that blinkered rush of happiness, This might be one of those rare events that lasts, one that'll be remembered and recalled as months and years wind and ravel. One of those sweet, significant moments that leaves a footprint in your mind. A photograph couldn't ever tell its story. It's like something you have to live to understand. One of those freak collisions of fizzing meteors and looming celestial b…
You are unmannerly, sharp-tounged, and show no respect for your betters, which is practically everyone given your lowly ravel birth.""I am Edema Ruh to my bones. That means my blood is red. It means I breathe the free air and walk where my feet take me. I do not cringe and fawn like a dog at a man's title. That looks like pride to people who have spent their lives cultivating supple spines"-Kvothe
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Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NY Sun, NYT, S&S, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 195 times in crossword archives (1947–2025).