Definition of curl

	Definition of curl has definitions from the fields of zoology,games,chemistry
1	[ verb ] form a curl, curve, or kink Synonyms kink curve Examples "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling" "The road curved" Used in print (Clark McMeekin, The Fairbrothers....) Surely now his beloved son could rest_in_peace . Related terms change_surface coil bend
2	[ verb ] wind around something in coils or loops Synonyms loop coil Used in print (Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....) The first part of the road was steep , but it leveled_off after the second bend and curled gradually into the valley . Related terms uncoil wind coil coil
3	[ verb ] shape one's body into a curl Synonyms curl_up draw_in Examples "She curled farther down under the covers" "She fell and drew in" Related terms bend attract attract coil
4	[ verb ] twist or roll into coils or ringlets Synonyms wave Examples "curl my hair, please" Used in print (W. H. Gass, "The Pedersen Kid," in The...) They curled around the cuff of his nightshirt . Related terms twist crimp wave
5	[ noun ] (chemistry) American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933) Synonyms robert_f._curl robert_floyd_curl_jr. robert_curl Related terms chemist
6	[ noun ] a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles Synonyms whorl curlicue roll ringlet gyre scroll coil Related terms round_shape verticil corolla calyx roll roll_out coil roll
7	[ verb ] (games) play the Scottish game of curling Related terms play sport
8	[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 6975
9	[ noun ] (zoology) a strand or cluster of hair Synonyms lock whorl ringlet Related terms hair hair forelock crimp sausage_curl dreadlock hairdo
*	Phonetic and Homophones K ER1 L Kerl Similar Spelling curly Curle Curley curlew Curlee Curiel churl To share this definition click "text" (Facebook, Twitter) or "link" (blog, mail) then paste text link
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