COIL
Scrabble letter values: C3O1I1L1 = 6
Definition
- verb to wind or move in a spiral course. — synonyms: gyrate, spiral
- verb make without a potter's wheel. — synonyms: handbuild, hand-build
- verb wind around something in coils or loops. — synonyms: loop, curl
- noun a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops. — synonyms: spiral, volute, whorl, helix
- noun a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals). — synonyms: whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll
- noun a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine.
- noun a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb.
- noun tubing that is wound in a spiral.
- noun reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit.
Examples
- “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”