declump
Disperse stuck masses
To declump is to break up clumps or clusters into smaller pieces or individual units.
The word appears most often in contexts where materials have stuck together undesirably: Shake the container to declump the powder, Use a fork to declump the brown sugar.
Mascara wands declump lashes; gardeners declump matted roots before transplanting.
Cause to spread apart
- scatterDistribute in random directions
- breakupRomantic relationship's termination
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- divideSeparate into parts
segregate · isolate · detach · sift · distribute · spread · thin out · space out
Undo knots or confusion
- extricateFree from entanglement
- unravelSeparate intertwined strands
- detachTo separate from
- disengageBreak free from attachment
unstick · unwind · unweave · unfasten · unhook · uncouple · tease apart · pick apart
Method of ordering
- categorizeAssign to distinct groups
- systematizeArrange into ordered structure
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- tidyFree from clutter
classify · structure · group · arrange · file · streamline · untangle · clear out
disperse
Cause to spread apart
- scatterDistribute in random directions
- breakupRomantic relationship's termination
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
divide · segregate · isolate · detach · sift · distribute · spread · thin out · space out · decongest
untangle
Undo knots or confusion
disengage · unstick · unwind · unweave · unfasten · unhook · uncouple · tease apart · pick apart · separate
sort
Method of ordering
- categorizeAssign to distinct groups
- systematizeArrange into ordered structure
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
tidy · classify · structure · group · arrange · file · streamline · untangle · clear out · consolidate
smooth
Without roughness or difficulty
strain · blend · mix · homogenize · emulsify · cream · beat · fold · aerate · incorporate
declumpclump
Thick gathered mass
aggregate · compact · agglomerate · cluster · conglomerate