Coil
Definition of Coil
Pronunciation: koil | v. t. | 1. | To wind cylindrically or spirally; as, to coil a rope when not in use; the snake coiled itself before springing. | | 2. | To encircle and hold with, or as with, coils. | | v. i. | 1. | To wind itself cylindrically or spirally; to form a coil; to wind; - often with about or around. | | n. | 1. | A ring, series of rings, or spiral, into which a rope, or other like thing, is wound. | | 2. | Fig.: Entanglement; toil; mesh; perplexity. | | 3. | A series of connected pipes in rows or layers, as in a steam heating apparatus. | | 1. | A noise, tumult, bustle, or confusion. |
Related Words
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, ringlet, roll, rotate, ruckus, rumpus, run, screw, scroll, shindig, shindy, snake, spiral, strip, swirl, tail, tendril, topknot, turn, twine, twirl, twist, uproar, volute, volution, vortex, whirl, whorl, wind, wrap, wreathe
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