English noun: curl | |||
1. | curl (shape) a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) | ||
Synonyms | coil, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, roll, scroll, whorl | ||
Broader (hypernym) | round shape | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | calyx, corolla, verticil | ||
2. | Curl (person) American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933) | ||
Synonyms | Robert Curl, Robert F. Curl, Robert Floyd Curl Jr. | ||
Instance hypernym | chemist | ||
3. | curl (body) a strand or cluster of hair | ||
Synonyms | lock, ringlet, whorl | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hair | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | crimp, dreadlock, forelock, sausage curl | ||
Part meronym | coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle | ||
English verb: curl | |||
1. | curl (change) form a curl, curve, or kink | ||
Samples | The cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling. | ||
Synonyms | curve, kink | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change surface | ||
Entail | bend, deform, flex, turn, twist | ||
2. | curl (motion) shape one's body into a curl | ||
Samples | She curled farther down under the covers. She fell and drew in. | ||
Synonyms | curl up, draw in | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bend, flex | ||
Verb group | attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in | ||
3. | curl (contact) wind around something in coils or loops | ||
Examples | They curl the wire around the stick, The wires curl around the stick | ||
Synonyms | coil, loop | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | roll, twine, wind, wrap | ||
Antonyms | uncoil | ||
4. | curl (contact) twist or roll into coils or ringlets | ||
Samples | Curl my hair, please. | ||
Examples | They curl their hair | ||
Synonyms | wave | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | twist | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | crape, crimp, frizz, frizzle, kink, kink up | ||
5. | curl (competition) play the Scottish game of curling | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | play | ||
Domain category | athletics, sport | ||