COILED Synonyms
There are 24 hypernyms of the word coiled. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for COILED
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curled | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (of hair) making curls or having been made to curl | ||||||||
twisted | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented | ||||||||
wound | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin) • a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat • a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride) • the act of inflicting a wound adjective satellite • put in a coil verb • cause injuries or bodily harm to • hurt the feelings of | ||||||||
snaked | verbv | |||||||
noun • limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous • a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition • a long faint constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer • a deceitful or treacherous person • something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake • a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes verb • move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake • form a snake-like pattern • move along a winding path | ||||||||
spiraled | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • To move along the path of a spiral or helix. • To cause something to spiral. • To increase continually. | ||||||||
curl | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933) • a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) • lock of hair in the shape of a spiral or curl verb • form a curl, curve, or kink • shape one's body into a curl • wind around something in coils or loops • twist or roll into coils or ringlets • play the Scottish game of curling | ||||||||
spiral | nounn | |||||||
noun • a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center • a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle • a continuously accelerating change in the economy • ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center • a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops • flying downward in a helical path with a large radius adjective satellite • in the shape of a coil verb • to wind or move in a spiral course • form a spiral • move in a spiral or zigzag course | ||||||||
whorl | nounn | |||||||
noun • a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) • lock of hair in the shape of a spiral or curl • a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops | ||||||||
curlicue | nounn | |||||||
noun • a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) • a short twisting line | ||||||||
gyrate | verbv | |||||||
verb • to wind or move in a spiral course • revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis | ||||||||
gyre | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) | ||||||||
hand-build | verbv | |||||||
verb • make without a potter's wheel | ||||||||
handbuild | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • make without a potter's wheel | ||||||||
helix | nounn | |||||||
noun • type genus of the family Helicidae • a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle • a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops | ||||||||
loop | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines • anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself) • (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated • an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan) • the basic pattern of the human fingerprint • a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied • the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component • an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop • a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates • a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane verb • move in loops • make a loop in • fly loops, perform a loop • wind around something in coils or loops • fasten or join with a loop | ||||||||
ringlet | nounn | |||||||
noun • a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) • lock of hair in the shape of a spiral or curl • a little ring • any of various butterflies belonging to the family Satyridae | ||||||||
roll | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • rotary motion of an object around its own axis • a list of names • a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore • photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light • a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) • a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.) • small rounded bread either plain or sweet • a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) • the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously • a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) • anything rolled up in cylindrical form • the act of throwing dice • walking with a swaying gait • a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude • the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling) verb • move by turning over or rotating • move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle • occur in soft rounded shapes • flatten or spread with a roller • emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound • arrange or coil around • begin operating or running • shape by rolling • execute a roll, in tumbling • sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity • move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment • move, rock, or sway from side to side • cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis • pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/ • boil vigorously • take the shape of a roll or cylinder • show certain properties when being rolled | ||||||||
scroll | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) • a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) verb • move through text or graphics in order to display parts that do not fit on the screen | ||||||||
volute | nounn | |||||||
noun • ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center • a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops adjective satellite • in the shape of a coil | ||||||||
looped | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines • anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself) • (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated • an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan) • the basic pattern of the human fingerprint • a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied • the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component • an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop • a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates • a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane verb • move in loops • make a loop in • fly loops, perform a loop • wind around something in coils or loops • fasten or join with a loop |