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