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unreel
verb un·reel \ˌən-ˈrēl\
Definition of UNREEL
transitive verb
1
: to unwind from a reel
2
: to perform successfully <unreeled a 66-yard pass play>
3
: reel off 2 <unreeled five birdies in a row>
intransitive verb
1
: to become unwound
2
: to be presented <the dress rehearsal unreeled flawlessly>
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First Known Use of UNREEL
1567
Rhymes with UNREEL
aiguille, all-wheel, anneal, appeal, big deal, big wheel, bilge keel, bonemeal, bonspiel, cam wheel, Castile, cartwheel, chainwheel, chenille, cogwheel, conceal, congeal, cornmeal, done deal, eared seal, enwheel, fifth wheel, fish meal, flywheel, forefeel, for real, four-wheel, freewheel, fur seal, genteel, get real, good deal, great seal, handwheel, harp seal, ideal, inchmeal, mild steel, mill wheel, misdeal, mobile, Mobile, monk seal, mouthfeel, New Deal, newsreel, nosewheel, oatmeal, O'Neal, pastille, piecemeal, pinwheel, prayer wheel, raw deal, repeal, reveal, schlemiel, self-heal, side-wheel, singspiel, somedeal, spike heel, stabile, tahsil, Tar Heel, thumbwheel, unseal, worm wheel
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