Curl meaning

What does “curl” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“curl” is a noun and verb with 8 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals).

curl

noun

a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
Synonymscoil whorl roll curlicue ringlet gyre scroll
American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933)
SynonymsRobert Curl Robert F. Curl Robert Floyd Curl Jr.
a strand or cluster of hair
Synonymslock ringlet whorl

verb

form a curl, curve, or kink
“the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling”
Synonymscurve kink
shape one's body into a curl
“She curled farther down under the covers”
“She fell and drew in”
Synonymscurl up draw in
wind around something in coils or loops
Synonymscoil loop
twist or roll into coils or ringlets
“curl my hair, please”
Synonymswave
play the Scottish game of curling

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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