Synonyms: whorl, lock, ringlet, curl
Definition: a strand or cluster of hair
Similar words: hair
Definition: a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
Usage: he combed his hair; each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells
Synonyms: Robert Curl, Robert F. Curl, Robert Floyd Curl Jr., Curl
Definition: American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933)
Similar words: chemist
Definition: a scientist who specializes in chemistry
Synonyms: curl, curlicue, coil, gyre, whorl, ringlet, scroll, roll
Definition: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
Similar words: round shape
Definition: a shape that is curved and without sharp angles
Definition: form a curl, curve, or kink
Usage: the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling
Similar words: change surface
Definition: undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface
Synonyms: curl
Definition: play the Scottish game of curling
Similar words: play
Definition: participate in games or sport
Usage: We played hockey all afternoon; play cards; Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches
Definition: twist or roll into coils or ringlets
Usage: curl my hair, please
Definition: wind around something in coils or loops
Similar words: wind, wrap, twine, roll
Definition: arrange or or coil around
Usage: roll your hair around your finger; Twine the thread around the spool; She wrapped her arms around the child
Synonyms: draw in, curl, curl up
Definition: shape one's body into a curl
Usage: She curled farther down under the covers; She fell and drew in