Curl
nnoun.shapea round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)Synset:coil curlicue gyre ringlet roll scroll whorl
Derivationally Related Form:coilcurlroll
Hypernyms:round shape
Inherited Hypernyms:coilround shapeshapeattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:calyxcorollaverticil
Full Hyponyms:calyxcorollahullpappusthistledownverticil
nnoun.personAmerican chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933)Synset:Curl Robert Curl Robert F. Curl Robert Floyd Curl Jr.
Instance Hypernyms:chemist
Inherited Hypernyms:curlchemistscientistpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:curlchemistscientistpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.bodya strand or cluster of hairSynset:lock ringlet whorl
Derivationally Related Form:curlycurl
Part Holonyms:coif coiffure hair style hairdo hairstyle
Hypernyms:hair
Inherited Hypernyms:lockhairbody coveringcoveringnatural objectwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:crimpdreadlockforelocksausage curl
Full Hyponyms:crimpdreadlockforelockpin curlquiffsausage curlspit curl
vverb.changeform a curl, curve, or kinkSynset:curve kink
Examples:- the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling
Derivationally Related Form:curlkinkcurve
Hypernyms:change surface
Inherited Hypernyms:curlchange surfacechange
Entailment:bend deform flex turn twist
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.motionshape one's body into a curlSynset:curl up draw in
Examples:- She curled farther down under the covers
- She fell and drew in
Derivationally Related Form:curl
Hypernyms:bend flex
Inherited Hypernyms:curl upbendchange shapechange
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.contactwind around something in coils or loopsSynset:coil loop
Antonyms:uncoil
Derivationally Related Form:coilcurlloop
Hypernyms:roll twine wind wrap
Inherited Hypernyms:coilwindmove
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s something PP | The wires --- around the stick (apply to: coil, loop, curl) | They --- the wire around the stick (apply to: coil, loop, curl)
vverb.contacttwist or roll into coils or ringletsSynset:wave
Derivationally Related Form:curlcurlerwave
Hypernyms:twist
Inherited Hypernyms:curltwistturnmove
Direct Hyponyms:crapecrimpfrizzfrizzlekinkkink up
Full Troponyms:crimp
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Something ---s something | They --- their hair (apply to: curl, wave)
vverb.competitionplay the Scottish game of curlingTopic:athleticssport
Derivationally Related Form:curling
Hypernyms:play
Inherited Hypernyms:curlplaycompete
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s