unknits
Undoes yarn work
Unknits is the third-person singular of unknit, meaning to undo knitting or unravel something knitted.
More often figurative: tension unknits when it releases, a furrowed brow unknits when it relaxes.
Her shoulders unknits as the massage continues.
The word suggests returning something tightly bound to a looser, more natural state.
Taking something apart
- dismantlingTaking apart systematically
- deconstructingBreaking into constituent elements
- reversingGoing in opposite direction
- annullingNullifying legally
unmaking · untangling · disentangling · unpicking · unbinding · loosening · unfastening · releasing
Coming apart threadwise
- stitchesThread fastening wounds
- yarnTwisted strand for crafts
- threadsTwisted fiber strands
- woolSheared animal fiber
needles · purl · ribbing · stockinette · cable · sweater · scarf · afghan
Removes from connection
- disconnectsBreaks a connection
- disjoinsCauses to part
- dividesSeparates into parts
- splitsDivides into parts
severs · decouples · disengages · parts · loosens · unbinds · untethers · unfastens
Coming apart threadwise
- deterioratingBecoming progressively worse
- erodingGradually wearing away
- underminingWeakening by covert means
- destabilizingCausing loss of equilibrium
unraveling · compromising · fragmenting · loosening · straining · wearing · breaking down · coming apart
disassembling
Taking something apart
- dismantlingTaking apart systematically
- deconstructingBreaking into constituent elements
- reversingGoing in opposite direction
annulling · unmaking · untangling · disentangling · unpicking · unbinding · loosening · unfastening · releasing · dissolving
fraying
Coming apart threadwise
wool · needles · purl · ribbing · stockinette · cable · sweater · scarf · afghan · seams
detaches
Removes from connection
- disconnectsBreaks a connection
- disjoinsCauses to part
- dividesSeparates into parts
splits · severs · decouples · disengages · parts · loosens · unbinds · untethers · unfastens · disunites
fraying
Coming apart threadwise
- deterioratingBecoming progressively worse
- erodingGradually wearing away
- underminingWeakening by covert means
destabilizing · unraveling · compromising · fragmenting · loosening · straining · wearing · breaking down · coming apart