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curl - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
curl
Definition
(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
Definition
(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.
Definition
(noun) a strand or cluster of hair
Synonyms
:
lock
,
ringlet
,
whorl
Definition
(verb) form a curl, curve, or kink
Synonyms
:
curve
,
kink
Example Sentence
the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling
Definition
(verb) shape one's body into a curl
Synonyms
:
curl up
,
draw in
Example Sentence
She curled farther down under the covers
She fell and drew in
Definition
(verb) wind around something in coils or loops
Synonyms
:
coil
,
loop
Definition
(verb) twist or roll into coils or ringlets
Synonyms
:
wave
Example Sentence
curl my hair, please
Definition
(verb) play the Scottish game of curling
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