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Noun
S:
(n)
coil
,
whorl
,
roll
,
curl
,
curlicue
,
ringlet
,
gyre
,
scroll
(a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals))
direct hyponym
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full hyponym
direct hypernym
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/
sister term
derivationally related form
W:
(v)
coil
[Related to:
coil
] (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"
derivationally related form
Overview
synset
W:
(v)
coil
[Related to:
coil
] (wind around something in coils or loops)
W:
(v)
roll
[Related to:
roll
] (shape by rolling)
"roll a cigarette"
W:
(v)
roll
[Related to:
roll
] (flatten or spread with a roller)
"roll out the paper"
W:
(v)
roll
[Related to:
roll
] (occur in soft rounded shapes)
"The hills rolled past"
W:
(v)
curl
[Related to:
curl
] (wind around something in coils or loops)
W:
(v)
curl
[Related to:
curl
] (shape one's body into a curl)
"She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in"
W:
(v)
curl
[Related to:
curl
] (form a curl, curve, or kink)
"the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"
S:
(n)
lock
,
curl
,
ringlet
,
whorl
(a strand or cluster of hair)
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full hyponym
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
part holonym
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
ringlet
(a small ring)
S:
(n)
ringlet
,
ringlet butterfly
(any of various butterflies belonging to the family Satyridae)