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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 | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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