CURL as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a strand or cluster of hair
   Synonym(s)
   • lock (what does lock mean?)
   • ringlet (what does ringlet mean?)
   • whorl (what does whorl mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) curl is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hair (what does hair mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • sausage curl (what does sausage curl mean?)
   • forelock (what does forelock mean?)
   • crimp (what does crimp mean?)
   • dreadlock (what does dreadlock mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • curl (what does curl mean?)
   • wave (what does wave mean?)
2. Meaning
   • American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933)
   Synonym(s)
   • Robert Curl (what does Robert Curl mean?)
   • Robert F. Curl (what does Robert F. Curl mean?)
   • Robert Floyd Curl Jr. (what does Robert Floyd Curl Jr. mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Curl is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • chemist (what does chemist mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles
   Synonym(s)
   • coil (what does coil mean?)
   • curlicue (what does curlicue mean?)
   • gyre (what does gyre mean?)
   • ringlet (what does ringlet mean?)
   • roll (what does roll mean?)
   • scroll (what does scroll mean?)
   • whorl (what does whorl mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) curl is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • round shape (what does round shape mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • corolla (what does corolla mean?)
   • calyx (what does calyx mean?)
   • verticil (what does verticil mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • coil (what does coil mean?)
   • loop (what does loop mean?)
   • curl (what does curl mean?)
   • curl up (what does curl up mean?)
   • curl (what does curl mean?)
   • draw in (what does draw in mean?)
   • curl (what does curl mean?)
   • curve (what does curve mean?)
   • kink (what does kink mean?)
   • roll (what does roll mean?)
   • roll out (what does roll out mean?)
   • roll (what does roll mean?)
   • roll (what does roll mean?)
   • undulate (what does undulate mean?)
   • gyrate (what does gyrate mean?)
   • spiral (what does spiral mean?)
   • coil (what does coil mean?)
   • coil (what does coil mean?)
   • loop (what does loop mean?)
   • curl (what does curl mean?)

CURL as VERB

1. Meaning
   • form a curl, curve, or kink
   Synonym(s)
   • curve (what does curve mean?)
   • kink (what does kink mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling
   Hypernyms(s) curl is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change surface (what does change surface mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • kink (what does kink mean?)
   • twist (what does twist mean?)
   • twirl (what does twirl mean?)
   • bend (what does bend mean?)
   • curve (what does curve mean?)
   • coil (what does coil mean?)
   • whorl (what does whorl mean?)
   • roll (what does roll mean?)
   • curl (what does curl mean?)
   • curlicue (what does curlicue mean?)
   • ringlet (what does ringlet mean?)
   • gyre (what does gyre mean?)
   • scroll (what does scroll mean?)
   Entail(s)
   • flex (what does flex mean?)
   • bend (what does bend mean?)
   • deform (what does deform mean?)
   • twist (what does twist mean?)
   • turn (what does turn mean?)
2. Meaning
   • play the Scottish game of curling
   Hypernyms(s) curl is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • play (what does play mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • curling (what does curling mean?)
3. Meaning
   • twist or roll into coils or ringlets
   Synonym(s)
   • wave (what does wave mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • curl my hair, please
   Hypernyms(s) curl is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • twist (what does twist mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • crimp (what does crimp mean?)
   • crape (what does crape mean?)
   • frizzle (what does frizzle mean?)
   • frizz (what does frizz mean?)
   • kink up (what does kink up mean?)
   • kink (what does kink mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • wave (what does wave mean?)
   • lock (what does lock mean?)
   • curl (what does curl mean?)
   • ringlet (what does ringlet mean?)
   • whorl (what does whorl mean?)
   • curler (what does curler mean?)
   • hair curler (what does hair curler mean?)
   • roller (what does roller mean?)
   • crimper (what does crimper mean?)
4. Meaning
   • wind around something in coils or loops
   Synonym(s)
   • coil (what does coil mean?)
   • loop (what does loop mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) curl is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • wind (what does wind mean?)
   • wrap (what does wrap mean?)
   • roll (what does roll mean?)
   • twine (what does twine mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • uncoil (what does uncoil mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • coil (what does coil mean?)
   • whorl (what does whorl mean?)
   • roll (what does roll mean?)
   • curl (what does curl mean?)
   • curlicue (what does curlicue mean?)
   • ringlet (what does ringlet mean?)
   • gyre (what does gyre mean?)
   • scroll (what does scroll mean?)
   • loop (what does loop mean?)
   • coil (what does coil mean?)
   • whorl (what does whorl mean?)
   • roll (what does roll mean?)
   • curl (what does curl mean?)
   • curlicue (what does curlicue mean?)
   • ringlet (what does ringlet mean?)
   • gyre (what does gyre mean?)
   • scroll (what does scroll mean?)
   • coil (what does coil mean?)
   • spiral (what does spiral mean?)
   • volute (what does volute mean?)
   • whorl (what does whorl mean?)
   • helix (what does helix mean?)
5. Meaning
   • shape one’’s body into a curl
   Synonym(s)
   • curl up (what does curl up mean?)
   • draw in (what does draw in mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She curled farther down under the covers
   • She fell and drew in
   Hypernyms(s) curl is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • bend (what does bend mean?)
   • flex (what does flex mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • coil (what does coil mean?)
   • whorl (what does whorl mean?)
   • roll (what does roll mean?)
   • curl (what does curl mean?)
   • curlicue (what does curlicue mean?)
   • ringlet (what does ringlet mean?)
   • gyre (what does gyre mean?)
   • scroll (what does scroll mean?)