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(noun) a strand or cluster of hair
synonyms : lock , ringlet , whorl
(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 round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
synonyms : coil , curlicue , gyre , ringlet , roll , scroll , whorl
(verb) form a curl, curve, or kink
"the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"
synonyms : curve , kink
the river kinks violently in a right angle -added by ronvinet
(verb) play the Scottish game of curling
(verb) twist or roll into coils or ringlets
"curl my hair, please"
synonyms : wave
(verb) wind around something in coils or loops
synonyms : coil , loop
(verb) shape one's body into a curl
"She curled farther down under the covers", "She fell and drew in"
synonyms : curl up , draw in

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