unstitches
Reverses needle work
Unstitches is the third-person singular form of unstitch, meaning to remove stitches from something that has been sewn together.
You might unstitch a hem to lengthen a garment, or unstitch a seam to take apart a piece of clothing for alterations.
The word also works figuratively: The investigation unstitches the carefully constructed alibi.
Joined fabric edge
- threadFiber for stitching
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- fabricWoven or knit material
- tailorClothing alteration professional
garment · textile · mending · alterations · hemline · lining · dressmaking · unpick
Separates twisted strands
- undoesReverses a prior action
- dismantlesTakes something apart systematically
- deconstructsAnalyzes by breaking apart
- unpicksReverses sewn work
dissolves · loosens · detaches · disentangles · unbinds · separates · breaks apart · takes apart
Medical wound closure
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- surgicalRelating to operations
- staplesSmall metal paper-binders
healing · scar · reopens · closure · skin · tissue · postoperative · doctor
To let go
- unburdeningRelieving oneself of weight
- liberationRelease from constraint
- letting goReleasing one's grasp
- reliefEasing of distress
freeing · opening up · vulnerability · healing · processing · unpacking · working through · catharsis
seam
Joined fabric edge
tailor · garment · textile · mending · alterations · hemline · lining · dressmaking · unpick · rip
unravels
Separates twisted strands
- undoesReverses a prior action
- dismantlesTakes something apart systematically
- deconstructsAnalyzes by breaking apart
unpicks · dissolves · loosens · detaches · disentangles · unbinds · separates · breaks apart · takes apart · reverses
suture
Medical wound closure
staples · healing · scar · reopens · closure · skin · tissue · postoperative · doctor · removal
release
To let go
- unburdeningRelieving oneself of weight
- liberationRelease from constraint
- letting goReleasing one's grasp
relief · freeing · opening up · vulnerability · healing · processing · unpacking · working through · catharsis · breakthrough