coil

noun

  1. 1

    a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

    a coil of rope

  2. 2

    reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit

  3. 3

    tubing that is wound in a spiral

  4. 4

    a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb

  5. 5

    a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine

  6. 6

    a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

verb

  1. 1

    wind around something in coils or loops

  2. 2

    make without a potter's wheel

    This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels

  3. 3

    to wind or move in a spiral course

    the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action

    black smoke coiling up into the sky

Synonyms

Also useful for “coil”:Unscrambler