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Straighten, in a way
Answer for the clue "Straighten, in a way ", 6 letters:
uncurl
Alternative clues for the word uncurl
Word definitions for uncurl in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (context transitive intransitive English) To straighten out from being curled up.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. move out of a curled position; "He uncurled himself"
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Uncurl \Un*curl"\, v. i. To become uncurled, or straight.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1580s, intransitive; 1590s, transitive," from un- (2) "reverse, opposite of" + curl (v.).
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
verb EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ After a few minutes it will slowly and cautiously uncurl itself again. ▪ As with waiting for a hedgehog to uncurl , prodding didn't help. ▪ His fingers were beginning to uncurl , his own weight dragging him down. ▪ I watched ...
Usage examples of uncurl.
He chortled gleefully as his mandibular appendages curled and uncurled and whipped the air.
After a moment, lonely on the mountaintop, a slender white sapling stood, and uncurled its little mirrored leaves toward the heavens.
I reached out to uncurl and look at it, when suddenly I saw Pickman start as if shot.
We had to dig them out of the wet rabble, try to uncurl them without tearing them any worse, and then redraw them.
Edwin uncurled himself from his spot on the bench and stood before his mistress, his long braids matted and filthy, his tunic badly torn.
Resolving to act with more grace, Ghislaine uncurled her cold, stiff limbs and moved closer to the fire.
Desire uncurled in his chest, quickly spreading to the rest of his body.
Lady Wolcott finally picked up her hand, uncurled her fingers, and tucked the paper into her palm.
She uncurled her fingers and looked at her team, her mouth a hard slash.
Another child uncurled himself beneath the creature of myth, where he camped with pillow and hospital blanket.
Her warm tongue languidly intruded into his mouth and his fingers uncurled from her wrist.
And when she uncurled from the easy chair and stood, unrehearsed grace in motion, he caught himself staring.
When the smoke cleared, Hazard cautiously uncurled from behind a windfall and, rising, walked slowly over to the two white men, his pistols drawn, to make certain they were dead.
He uncurled them, flexed his stiff fingers, and tried to slow his breathing.
Meanwhile, the third millipede had uncurled and joined its fellows in consuming the feast before them.