Noun

• S: (n) coil (coil%1:06:00::), spiral (spiral%1:06:00::), volute (volute%1:06:00::), whorl (whorl%1:06:00::), helix (helix%1:06:00::) (a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops) "a coil of rope"
• S: (n) coil (coil%1:25:00::), whorl (whorl%1:25:00::), roll (roll%1:25:00::), curl (curl%1:25:00::), curlicue (curlicue%1:25:00::), ringlet (ringlet%1:25:00::), gyre (gyre%1:25:00::), scroll (scroll%1:25:00::) (a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals))
• S: (n) coil (coil%1:06:04::) (a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine)
• S: (n) coil (coil%1:06:03::) (a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb)
• S: (n) coil (coil%1:06:02::) (tubing that is wound in a spiral)
• S: (n) coil (coil%1:06:01::) (reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit)

Verb

• S: (v) gyrate (gyrate%2:38:00::), spiral (spiral%2:38:00::), coil (coil%2:38:00::) (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"
• S: (v) handbuild (handbuild%2:36:00::), hand-build (hand-build%2:36:00::), coil (coil%2:36:00::) (make without a potter's wheel) "This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels"
• S: (v) coil (coil%2:35:00::), loop (loop%2:35:00::), curl (curl%2:35:01::) (wind around something in coils or loops)