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unfamiliar with |
unfamiliarity |
unfanciful |
unfashionable |
unfashionably |
unfasten
| unfastened
| unfastener
| unfastening
| unfastidious
| unfathered
unfasten
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb unfasten has 2 senses
- unfasten(v = verb.contact) Array - cause to become undone; "unfasten your belt" is one way to undo
- unfasten(v = verb.contact) Array - become undone or untied; "The shoelaces unfastened" is one way to open, open up
Antonym: fasten
Derived forms noun unfastener1, noun unfastening1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Antonym: fasten
Derived form noun unfastening1
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
CIDE DICTIONARY
unfasten, v. t. [1st pref. un- + fasten.].
To loose; to unfix; to unbind; to untie. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
unfasten, v.
1 tr. & intr. make or become loose.
2 tr. open the fastening(s) of.
3 tr. detach.
1 tr. & intr. make or become loose.
2 tr. open the fastening(s) of.
3 tr. detach.
THESAURUS
unfasten
cast off, detach, disengage, doff, free, liberate, loose, loosen, release, remove, take off, unbar, unbind, unbolt, unbuckle, unbutton, unchain, unclasp, undo, unfetter, unglue, unlace, unlatch, unleash, unlock, unloose, unloosen, unstick, unstrap, untie, weigh anchor
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