COIL as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a coil of rope
    Hypernyms(s) coil is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit
    Hypernyms(s) coil is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  3. Meaning
    • tubing that is wound in a spiral
    Hypernyms(s) coil is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  4. Meaning
    • a contraceptive device placed inside a woman’’s womb
    Hypernyms(s) coil is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  5. Meaning
    • a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine
    Hypernyms(s) coil is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  6. Meaning
    • a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) coil is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

COIL as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • wind around something in coils or loops
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) coil is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • make without a potter’’s wheel
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels
    Hypernyms(s) coil is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • to wind or move in a spiral course
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action
    • black smoke coiling up into the sky
    • the young people gyrated on the dance floor
    Hypernyms(s) coil is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)