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  • 61wind — wind, breeze, gale, hurricane, zephyr are comparable rather than synonymous terms that can all basically mean air in motion. Wind is the general term referable to any sort of natural motion whatever its degree of velocity or of force {a strong… …

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  • 62curl up — phrasal verb Word forms curl up : present tense I/you/we/they curl up he/she/it curls up present participle curling up past tense curled up past participle curled up 1) a) [intransitive] to sit in a comfortable position, with your legs bent and… …

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  • 63curl — [kʉrl] vt. [ME curlen, by metathesis < crullen, to curl, bend, twist < crul, curly, akin to Du krul < Gmc * kruzla < IE * greu s < base * ger : see CRADLE] 1. to wind or twist (esp. hair) into ringlets or coils 2. to cause to roll… …

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  • 64leaf lettuce — noun 1. distinguished by leaves having curled or incised leaves forming a loose rosette that does not develop into a compact head • Syn: ↑Lactuca sativa crispa • Hypernyms: ↑lettuce • Part Meronyms: ↑loose leaf lettuce 2. lettuce with loosely… …

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  • 65coiled — (koild), adj. curled or wound especially in concentric rings or spirals; as, a coiled snake ready to strike; the rope lay coiled on the deck. Opposite of {uncoiled}. Note: [Narrower terms: {coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted,… …

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  • 66coiling helical spiral spiraling volute voluted whorled — coiled coiled (koild), adj. curled or wound especially in concentric rings or spirals; as, a coiled snake ready to strike; the rope lay coiled on the deck. Opposite of {uncoiled}. Note: [Narrower terms: {coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling,… …

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  • 67convolute rolled longitudinally upon itself — coiled coiled (koild), adj. curled or wound especially in concentric rings or spirals; as, a coiled snake ready to strike; the rope lay coiled on the deck. Opposite of {uncoiled}. Note: [Narrower terms: {coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling,… …

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  • 68convoluted — coiled coiled (koild), adj. curled or wound especially in concentric rings or spirals; as, a coiled snake ready to strike; the rope lay coiled on the deck. Opposite of {uncoiled}. Note: [Narrower terms: {coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling,… …

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  • 69Curl — Curl, v. i. 1. To contract or bend into curls or ringlets, as hair; to grow in curls or spirals, as a vine; to be crinkled or contorted; to have a curly appearance; as, leaves lie curled on the ground. [1913 Webster] Thou seest it [hair] will not …

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  • 70involute closely coiled so that the axis is obscured — coiled coiled (koild), adj. curled or wound especially in concentric rings or spirals; as, a coiled snake ready to strike; the rope lay coiled on the deck. Opposite of {uncoiled}. Note: [Narrower terms: {coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling,… …

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