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coil1
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- pronunciation:
- koIl
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
coils, coiling, coiled |
| definition: |
to wind into loops or a spiral.
The fireman coiled the hose and put it back in its place.She coiled a strand of hair around her finger.The snake coiled itself around the limb of the tree.- similar words:
- loop, roll, twine, twist
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| related words: |
kink, ring, turn, twine, twirl, wrap |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to form loops or a spiral.
The caterpillar coiled about a twig.- similar words:
- loop, ring, roll, twine, twist, wind, wrap
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| definition 2: |
to move in or trace a spiral or winding path.
The canyon coils across the plain.- similar words:
- ring, twine, wind
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| related words: |
wind |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
something that has been wound into loops or a spiral.
He got a coil of copper wire from his truck.
- similar words:
- roll, twine, twist
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| definition 2: |
one loop of a coil.
He wound the hose into ten coils.- similar words:
- convolution
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| definition 3: |
one or all of the spiral pipes in a radiator or the like.
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| definition 4: |
an electrical device consisting of a tightly-wound wire or other conductor.
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| definition 5: |
see "IUD."
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| related words: |
bolt, bun, kink, lock, loop, twirl |
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