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curl

/kɜɹl/noun, verb1 syllable

Curl means: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals).

Synonyms for curl26

noun, as in a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

coil, whorl, roll, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll

noun, as in American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933)

Robert Curl, Robert F. Curl, Robert Floyd Curl Jr.

noun, as in lock of hair in the shape of a spiral or curl

whorl, ringlet

verb, as in shape one's body into a curl

curl up, draw in, attract, pull, pull in, draw

verb, as in form a curl, curve, or kink

curve, kink

verb, as in wind around something in coils or loops

coil, loop

verb, as in twist or roll into coils or ringlets

wave

also used for curl

flourish, spiral, mul:∇×, arch, roll up, billow

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What does curl mean?8

noun

1

a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

2

American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933)

3

lock of hair in the shape of a spiral or curl

verb

1

shape one's body into a curl“She curled farther down under the covers”

2

form a curl, curve, or kink“the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling”

3

wind around something in coils or loops

4

twist or roll into coils or ringlets“curl my hair, please”

5

play the Scottish game of curling

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with curl?6

one syllable

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Curl in a sentence

  • On colder days, they curl up or dig a hole in the snow.speedwell
  • Just look at my poor hair, while her curls are kinkier than ever!Cangarejo
  • It's not the mode for young girls to curl their bangs.unknown
  • We finished with a curl of orange peel.LK
  • Her face made me think of a pickled herring in curl papers.LK
  • The bonspiel was for people who curl competitively.LK
  • Ziri was so embarrassed that he wanted to curl up and disappear.Amastan
  • Matthew's dog loved to curl up by the fireplace and nap.Amastan

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Forms of curl

as a noun

plural
curls

as a verb

past tense
curled
present participle
curling
third-person singular
curls
past participle
curled