Main entry: coil, spiral, helix, whorl, volute
Definition: a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
Usage: a coil of rope
Main entry: coil
Definition: reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit
Main entry: coil
Definition: tubing that is wound in a spiral
Main entry: coil
Definition: a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb
Main entry: coil
Definition: a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine
Main entry: 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)
Definition: wind around something in coils or loops
Main entry: coil, hand-build, handbuild
Definition: make without a potter's wheel
Usage: This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels
Main entry: gyrate, spiral, coil
Definition: to wind or move in a spiral course
Usage: the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action; black smoke coiling up into the sky; the young people gyrated on the dance floor