Synonyms for coil
noun thread that curlsAntonyms for coil
circle
- 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
circle
circled
Word Origin & History
"to wind," 1610s, from Middle French coillir "to gather, pick," from Latin colligere "to gather together" (see collect). Meaning specialized perhaps in nautical usage. Related: Coiled; coiling.
Example Sentences forcoil
It is a blessing that a rattlesnake has to coil before it can spring.
Into the cockpit, splashing, something dropped—a coil of rope.
Here he sat down on a coil of rope, and thought over the situation.
There were only a Ruhmkorff coil and Crookes (vacuum) tube and the man himself.
“Here,” he said, leading the way into the room where the coil stood.
I'll explain what I have in mind while we dig up this coil of hose.
No one was visible on deck, so Donald sat down on a coil of rope to wait.
King Coilus, or Coil, seems to have reigned soon after Arthur's time.
I told him as briefly as possible while he continued to coil the rope.
But he noticed that the guide had a coil of rope, and that Urquhart carried a shovel.