Unwind

/ʌnˈwaɪnd/ noun verb

Any mechanism or operation that unwinds something.

Meaning

  1. (noun) Any mechanism or operation that unwinds something.
  2. (verb) To separate (something that is wound up) “Could you unwind about a foot of ribbon so I can finish the package?”
  3. (verb) To disentangle
  4. (verb) To relax; to chill out; to rest and relieve of stress “After work, I like to unwind by smoking a pipe while reading the paper.”
  5. (verb) To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.
  6. (verb) To undo something.
  7. (verb) To analyse (a call stack) so as to generate a stack trace etc.

Letter breakdown

  • Unwind contains 6 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
  • It uses 5 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 2.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 10.

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What does Unwind mean?

Any mechanism or operation that unwinds something.

How many letters are in Unwind?

Unwind has 6 letters.

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