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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unthread.

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Examples

  • It is a fine remark of a Russian writer, that "Habits are a necklace of pearls: untie the knot, and the whole unthreads."

    How to Get on in the World A Ladder to Practical Success Major A.R. Calhoon

  • The individual holding the needle unthreads it, ready for the next player to repeat the performance of the first.

    School, Church, and Home Games George Orrin Draper

  • It is a fine remark of a Russian writer, that "Habits are a necklace of pearls: untie the knot, and the whole unthreads."

    Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance Samuel Smiles 1858

  • "The film's both smart and devastating as it unthreads interwoven questions about redemption, justice, and the pivotal role of history in shaping an individual and his actions."

    GreenCine Daily 2009

  • "The film's both smart and devastating as it unthreads interwoven questions about redemption, justice, and the pivotal role of history in shaping an individual and his actions."

    GreenCine Daily 2009

  • "The film's both smart and devastating as it unthreads interwoven questions about redemption, justice, and the pivotal role of history in shaping an individual and his actions."

    GreenCine Daily 2009

  • I carry it by the strap, walk across the grass out the front of the neighboring house, then the strap on the bag unthreads because I’m holding the wrong one, the bag opens, and everything spills out onto the lawn, jangling and clanging against each other.

    Blood Men Paul Cleave 2010

  • I carry it by the strap, walk across the grass out the front of the neighboring house, then the strap on the bag unthreads because I’m holding the wrong one, the bag opens, and everything spills out onto the lawn, jangling and clanging against each other.

    Blood Men Paul Cleave 2010

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