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Coil
see synonyms of coilNoun
1. coil, helix, spiral, volute, whorl
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
Example Sentences:'a coil of rope'
2. coil, curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, roll, scroll, whorl
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
3. coil
a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine
4. coil
a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb
5. coil
tubing that is wound in a spiral
6. coil
reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit
Verb
to wind or move in a spiral course
Example Sentences:'the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action''black smoke coiling up into the sky''the young people gyrated on the dance floor'
8. coil, hand-build, handbuild
make without a potter's wheel
Example Sentences:'This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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