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unscrew
verb as in loose/loosen
Weak matches
- alleviate
- become unfastened
- break up
- deliver
- detach
- discharge
- disconnect
- disengage
- disenthrall
- disjoin
- ease
- ease off
- emancipate
- extricate
- free
- let go
- let out
- liberate
- manumit
- mitigate
- relax
- release
- separate
- slacken
- unbar
- unbolt
- unbuckle
- unbutton
- unchain
- unclasp
- undo
- unfasten
- unfix
- unhitch
- unhook
- unlace
- unlash
- unlatch
- unleash
- unlock
- unloose
- unpin
- unsnap
- unstick
- unstrap
- untie
- untighten
- work free
- work loose
verb as in loosen
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They can navigate mazes, use tools and unscrew jars — sometimes from the inside out.
From Salon
I wouldn’t have expected to become so interested in screws being unscrewed, tabs unbent, machines reduced to component parts, cleaned and painted, with missing parts newly fabricated.
From Los Angeles Times
Vance asked as he unscrewed the plastic cap from the bottle.
From Salon
Sometimes, thieves have unscrewed bolts to remove hydrants.
From Los Angeles Times
I unscrewed the lid and aimed at the dervish.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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