wreathing [reeth]
Main Entry:
coil [koil]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: curl around, entwine
Synonyms: convolute, convolve, corkscrew, fold, intertwine, intervolve, lap, loop, make serpentine, rotate, scroll, sinuate, snake, spiral, spire, turn, twine, twist, wind, wrap around, wreathe, writhe
Main Entry: curl
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bend, loop
Synonyms: buckle, coil, contort, convolute, corkscrew, crimp, crinkle, crisp, crook, curve, entwine, fold, form into ringlets, frizz, indent, kink, lap, meander, ringlet, ripple, roll, scallop, snake, spiral, swirl, turn, twine, twirl, twist, undulate, wave, wind, wreathe, writhe, zigzag
Antonyms: straighten
Main Entry: curve
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bending in a shape or course
Synonyms: arc, arch, bend, bow, buckle, bulge, coil, concave, convex, crook, crumple, curl, deviate, divert, gyrate, hook, incurve, inflect, loop, round, skew, snake, spiral, stoop, swerve, turn, twist, veer, wind, wreathe
Antonyms: straighten
Main Entry: encircle
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: circumscribe
Synonyms: band, begird, cincture, circle, circuit, compass, cover, enclose, encompass, enfold, enring, envelop, environ, gird in, girdle, halo, hem in, inclose, invest, ring, surround, wreathe
Antonyms: let go, unloose
Main Entry: entwine
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: twist around
Synonyms: braid, coil, corkscrew, curl, embrace, encircle, enmesh, entangle, interlace, interplait, intertwine, interweave, knit, lace, plait, spiral, surround, twine, weave, wind, wreathe
Antonyms: unravel, untwist, unwind
Main Entry: festoon
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: decorate
Synonyms: adorn, deck, drape, garnish, hang, trim, wreath
Main Entry: rumple
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: crush, wrinkle
Synonyms: bedraggle, cockle, crease, crimp, crinkle, crumple, derange, dishevel, disorder, fold, mess up, muss up, pucker, ruck up, ruffle, screw up, scrunch, seam, tousle, wreathe
Antonyms: flatten, iron, smooth
Main Entry: twine
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: coil, twist together
Synonyms: bend, braid, corkscrew, curl, encircle, enmesh, entangle, entwine, interlace, interweave, knit, loop, meander, plait, spiral, splice, surround, tangle, twist, undulate, weave, wind, wrap, wreathe
Antonyms: straighten, untwist
Main Entry: twist
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: curl, spin
Synonyms: coil, contort, corkscrew, encircle, entwine, intertwine, rick, screw, spiral, sprain, squirm, swivel, turn, turn around, twine, twirl, warp, weave, wiggle, wind, wrap, wrap around, wreathe, wrench, wriggle, wring, writhe, zigzag
Antonyms: straighten, uncurl, untwist
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