Meaning & Definition of Curl in English
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Curl
/kərl/
noun
1. A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
synonym:
- coil,
- whorl,
- roll,
- curl,
- curlicue,
- ringlet,
- gyre,
- scroll
2. American chemist who with richard smalley and harold kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933)
synonym:
- Curl,
- Robert Curl,
- Robert F. Curl,
- Robert Floyd Curl Jr.
3. A strand or cluster of hair
synonym:
- lock,
- curl,
- ringlet,
- whorl
verb
1. Form a curl, curve, or kink
- "The cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"
synonym:
- curl,
- curve,
- kink
2. Shape one's body into a curl
- "She curled farther down under the covers"
- "She fell and drew in"
synonym:
- curl up,
- curl,
- draw in
3. Wind around something in coils or loops
synonym:
- coil,
- loop,
- curl
4. Twist or roll into coils or ringlets
- "Curl my hair, please"
synonym:
- curl,
- wave
5. Play the scottish game of curling
synonym:
- curl