- unfolding, flowering - a developmental process; "the flowering of ante-bellum culture"
--1 is a kind of development, evolution
Derived form: verb unfold1
- blossom, blossom out, blossom forth, unfold - develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into maturity"
--1 is one way to develop
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun unfolding1
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- unfold - open to the view; "A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings"
--2 is one way to uncover, bring out, unveil, reveal
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- unfold, stretch, stretch out, extend - extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"
--3 is one way to change shape, change form, deform
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
- unfold, spread, spread out, open - spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms"
--4 is one way to undo
Antonyms: fold, fold up, turn up
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- unfold, stretch, stretch out, extend - extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"