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Unfasten

To loose; to unfix; to unbind; to untie.

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Open 76% connected

Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Undo 76% connected

To reverse, as what has been done; to annul; to bring to naught.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Unbend 76% connected

To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Unchain 76% connected

To free from chains or slavery; to let loose.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Undoing 74% connected

The reversal of what has been done.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Undoing 74% connected

The reversal of what has been done.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Fasten 94% connected

To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fasten 94% connected

To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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