CURL
Scrabble letter values: C3U1R1L1 = 6
Definition
- noun a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals). — synonyms: coil, whorl, roll, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll
- noun American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933). — synonyms: Robert_Curl, Robert_F._Curl, Robert_Floyd_Curl_Jr.
- noun a strand or cluster of hair. — synonyms: lock, ringlet, whorl
- verb form a curl, curve, or kink. — synonyms: curve, kink
- verb shape one's body into a curl. — synonyms: curl_up, draw_in
- verb wind around something in coils or loops. — synonyms: coil, loop
- verb twist or roll into coils or ringlets. — synonyms: wave
- verb play the Scottish game of curling.
Examples
- “the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling”
- “She curled farther down under the covers”
- “She fell and drew in”