Coil
[n] a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"
[n] reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit
[n] tubing that is wound in a spiral
[n] a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb
[n] a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine
[n] a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles
[v] wind around something in coils or loops
[v] make without a wheel; of pottery
[v] to wind or move in a spiral course:" the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action,", "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"
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Synonyms
curl, curl, curlicue, gyrate, gyre, handbuild, helix, loop, ringlet, roll, scroll, spiral, spiral, volute, whorl, whorl
Related Terms
bolt, braid, brouhaha, bun, chignon, circles, cirrus, coil, corkscrew, crimp, crisp, cue, curl, curlicue, entwine, enwrap, evolute, foofaraw, furore, gyre, helix, involute, kink, knot, loop, part, piece, pigtail, plait, portion, queue, rattail, revolve, r