coil [koil] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
coil [koil]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: thread that curls
Synonyms: bight, braid, circle, convolution, corkscrew, curlicue, gyration, helix, involution, lap, loop, ring, roll, scroll, spiral, tendril, turn, twine, twirl, twist, whorl, wind
Main Entry: bolt
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: large roll of material
Synonyms: coil, curl, cylinder, package, spindle, spiral, twist
Main Entry: circle
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: orb, loop, round figure
Synonyms: amphitheater, aureole, band, belt, bowl, bracelet, circlet, circuit, circumference, circus, cirque, coil, colure, compass, cordon, corona, crown, cycle, disc, disk, ecliptic, enclosure, equator, full turn, globe, halo, hoop, horizon, lap, meridian, orbit, parallel of latitude, perimeter, periphery, record, revolution, ring, ringlet, round, sphere, stadium, tire, turn, vortex, wheel, wreath, zodiac
Example Sentences
  • It even lets the account holder send messages to the living long after he or she has shuffled off this mortal coil.
  • The second copper coil is designed to resonate with that oscillating magnetic field.
  • The side effect of the process is that the coil expands and explodes violently inside the chamber.
EXPAND
Main Entry: circle
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: go around, circumnavigate
Synonyms: begird, belt, cincture, circuit, circulate, circumduct, circumscribe, coil, compass, curve, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, ensphere, envelop, gird, girdle, gyrate, gyre, hem in, loop, mill around, pivot, revolve, ring, roll, rotate, round, spiral, surround, tour, wheel, whirl, wind about
Main Entry: contraceptive
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: birth control method
Synonyms: IUD, armor, barrier method, coil, condom, diaphragm, foam, hormone, intrauterine device, jelly, loop, pill, planned parenthood, preventative, preventive medicine, prophylactic, rhythm method, ring, rubber, safety, shield, spermicidal cream, sponge, vaginal suppository
Main Entry: convolution
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: loop, spiral
Synonyms: coil, coiling, complexity, contortion, curlicue, flexing, gyration, helix, intricacy, involution, serpentine, sinuosity, sinuousness, snaking, swirl, tortuousness, twist, undulation, winding
Antonyms: line, straightness
Main Entry: crimp
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: fold or curl
Synonyms: coil, crease, crimple, crinkle, crisp, crumple, flow, frizz, pleat, rimple, ruck, screw, scrunch, set, swirl, undulate, wave, wrinkle
Antonyms: straighten
Main Entry: crinkle
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: crumple, ruffle
Synonyms: cockle, coil, crackle, crease, crimp, crimple, curl, fold, hiss, pucker, ruck, rumple, rustle, scallop, screw, scrunch, seam, swish, twist, whisper, wind, wreathe, wrinkle
Antonyms: straighten
Main Entry: curl
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: loop, ringlet, curve
Synonyms: coil, crimp, crispation, curlicue, flourish, frizz, kink, quirk, spiral, swirl, twist, wave, whorl
Antonyms: line
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