ravel

To separate the fibers or threads of (cloth, for example); unravel.

To clarify by separating the aspects of.

To tangle or complicate.

To become separated into its component threads; unravel or fray.

To become tangled or confused.

A raveling.

A broken or discarded thread.

A tangle.

A snarl; a complication.

To tangle; entangle; entwine confusedly; involve in a tangled or knotted mass, as thread or hair mingled together loosely.