coil

nounthread that curls

verbcurl around, entwine

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Synonyms for coil

noun thread that curls

Antonyms for coil

line

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bobbin

noun. spool

bolt

noun. large roll of material

circle

verb. go around, circumnavigate

circled

verb. go around, circumnavigate

circling

verb. go around, circumnavigate

convolute

verb. make complicated

convolution

noun. loop, spiral

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 for coil

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.

“Here,” he said, leading the way into the room where the coil stood.

There were only a Ruhmkorff coil and Crookes (vacuum) tube and the man himself.

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.

coil

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bobbin