unfurl
Release from coils
To unfurl is to unroll or spread out something that was rolled or folded—typically a flag, sail, or banner: The ship unfurled its sails.
The word suggests a deliberate, often ceremonial revealing.
Figuratively, events or plans unfurl as they develop and become visible: The story unfurls across three generations.
Soft bed covering
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- sailShip's wind-catching fabric
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- scrollWound document of parchment
carpet · awning · tarpaulin · tablecloth · banner · sheet · fabric · wingspan
Spore-spreading vascular plant
- frondLarge, segmented plant blade
- leafPlant's photosynthetic organ
- tendrilCoiling plant appendage
- budUnopened plant growth
shoot · sprout · fiddlehead · palm · unfold · uncurl · emerge · spring
Displayed strip with message
- ensignFlag or junior officer
- pennantTapering nautical flag
- standardLevel of quality accepted
- colorsVisual spectrum variations
jack · streamer · burgee · guidon · pennon · bunting · signal · hoist
blanket
Soft bed covering
scroll · carpet · awning · tarpaulin · tablecloth · banner · sheet · fabric · wingspan · stretch
fern
Spore-spreading vascular plant
bud · shoot · sprout · fiddlehead · palm · unfold · uncurl · emerge · spring · coil
banner
Displayed strip with message
colors · jack · streamer · burgee · guidon · pennon · bunting · signal · hoist · mast
disclose
Reveal hidden information
unmask · display · manifest · emerge · dawn · present · show · truth · discovery · divulge
blossom
Flower on fruit tree
flourish · develop · evolve · liberation · freedom · potential · possibility · beginning · dawn · arise
- nautical termsahoy, afloat, aye aye, aye-aye, becalmed
- unfasteningunfasten, detach, disconnect, unbuckle, unbutton
- growthgrowth, grow, growing, growth rate, increase
- showingshow, displaying, display, exhibiting, demonstrate
- burst forthgush, erupt, surge, spurt, explode
- gentle motionscaress, pat, stroke, nudge, tap