curl
English Thesaurus
1. a strand or cluster of hair (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | hair, |
| definition | : | a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | sausage curl, |
| definition | : | a fat sausage-shaped curl (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | forelock, |
| definition | : | a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | crimp, |
| definition | : | a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | dreadlock, |
| definition | : | one of many long thin braids of hair radiating from the scalp; popularized by Rastafarians (noun.body) |
2. American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933) (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | chemist, |
| definition | : | a scientist who specializes in chemistry (noun.person) |
3. a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) (noun.shape)
| hypernym | : | round shape, |
| definition | : | a shape that is curved and without sharp angles (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | corolla, |
| definition | : | (botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | calyx, |
| definition | : | (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | verticil, |
| definition | : | a whorl of leaves growing around a stem (noun.shape) |
4. form a curl, curve, or kink (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | change surface, |
| definition | : | undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface (verb.change) |
| entail | : | bend, deform, flex, turn, twist, |
| definition | : | cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form (verb.contact) |
5. play the Scottish game of curling (verb.competition)
| hypernym | : | play, |
| definition | : | participate in games or sport (verb.competition) |
| domain category | : | athletics, sport, |
| definition | : | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition (noun.act) |
6. twist or roll into coils or ringlets (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | twist, |
| definition | : | turn in the opposite direction (verb.contact) |
7. wind around something in coils or loops (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | roll, twine, wind, wrap, |
| definition | : | arrange or or coil around (verb.contact) |
8. shape one's body into a curl (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | bend, flex, |
| definition | : | form a curve (verb.motion) |
| verb group | : | attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in, |
| definition | : | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes (verb.contact) |
9. a strand or cluster of hair (noun.body)
| derivation | : | curl, wave, |
| definition | : | twist or roll into coils or ringlets (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | curly, |
| definition | : | (of hair) having curls or waves (adj.all) |
10. a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | roll, |
| definition | : | shape by rolling (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | curl, curve, kink, |
| definition | : | form a curl, curve, or kink (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | roll, roll out, |
| definition | : | flatten or spread with a roller (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | coil, curl, loop, |
| definition | : | wind around something in coils or loops (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | coil, gyrate, spiral, |
| definition | : | to wind or move in a spiral course (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | roll, undulate, |
| definition | : | occur in soft rounded shapes (verb.stative) |
11. form a curl, curve, or kink (verb.change)
| derivation | : | bend, curve, |
| definition | : | curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | kink, twirl, twist, |
| definition | : | a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight (noun.shape) |
12. play the Scottish game of curling (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | curling, |
| definition | : | a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target (noun.act) |
13. twist or roll into coils or ringlets (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | crimper, curler, hair curler, roller, |
| definition | : | a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | wave, |
| definition | : | a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair (noun.body) |
14. wind around something in coils or loops (verb.contact)
| antonym | : | uncoil, |
| definition | : | unwind or untwist (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | coil, helix, spiral, volute, whorl, |
| definition | : | a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | loop, |
| definition | : | anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself) (noun.shape) |
| derivation | : | coil, curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, roll, scroll, whorl, coil, curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, roll, scroll, whorl, |
| definition | : | a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) (noun.shape) |
15. a strand or cluster of hair (noun.body)
| derivation | : | curl, wave, |
| definition | : | twist or roll into coils or ringlets (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | curly, |
| definition | : | (of hair) having curls or waves (adj.all) |
16. a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | roll, |
| definition | : | shape by rolling (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | curl, curve, kink, |
| definition | : | form a curl, curve, or kink (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | roll, roll out, |
| definition | : | flatten or spread with a roller (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | coil, curl, loop, |
| definition | : | wind around something in coils or loops (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | coil, gyrate, spiral, |
| definition | : | to wind or move in a spiral course (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | roll, undulate, |
| definition | : | occur in soft rounded shapes (verb.stative) |
17. form a curl, curve, or kink (verb.change)
| derivation | : | bend, curve, |
| definition | : | curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | kink, twirl, twist, |
| definition | : | a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight (noun.shape) |
18. play the Scottish game of curling (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | curling, |
| definition | : | a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target (noun.act) |
19. twist or roll into coils or ringlets (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | crimper, curler, hair curler, roller, |
| definition | : | a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | wave, |
| definition | : | a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair (noun.body) |
20. wind around something in coils or loops (verb.contact)
| antonym | : | uncoil, |
| definition | : | unwind or untwist (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | coil, helix, spiral, volute, whorl, |
| definition | : | a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | loop, |
| definition | : | anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself) (noun.shape) |
| derivation | : | coil, curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, roll, scroll, whorl, coil, curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, roll, scroll, whorl, |
| definition | : | a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) (noun.shape) |
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