curls

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  curl 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  curl 
 
  Sense  4 
  curl,  wave 
  =>  crimp,  crape,  frizzle,  frizz,  kink  up  kink 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  curl 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  curl 
 
  Sense  4 
  curl,  wave 
  =>  crimp,  crape,  frizzle,  frizz,  kink  up  kink 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  curl 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  curl 
 
  Sense  1 
  curl,  curve,  kink 
  =>  bend,  deform,  twist,  turn 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  curl 
 
  5  senses  of  curl 
 
  Sense  1 
  curl,  curve,  kink 
  =>  change  surface 
 
  Sense  2 
  curl  up  curl,  draw  in 
  =>  bend,  flex 
 
  Sense  3 
  coil,  loop,  curl 
  =>  wind,  wrap,  roll,  twine 
 
  Sense  4 
  curl,  wave 
  =>  twist 
 
  Sense  5 
  curl 
  =>  play 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  curl 
 
  curl  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  curl 
 
  Sense  1 
  curl,  curve,  kink 
  =>  change  surface 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  curl  up  curl,  draw  in 
  =>  bend,  flex 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  coil,  loop,  curl 
  =>  wind,  wrap,  roll,  twine 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  curl,  wave 
  =>  twist 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  curl 
  =>  play 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  curls 
  blue  curls 
  wooly  blue  curls 
 
  Grep  of  noun  curl 
  curl 
  curled  pondweed 
  curler 
  curlew 
  curlew  sandpiper 
  curleyleaf  pondweed 
  curlicue 
  curliness 
  curling 
  curling  iron 
  curly-coated  retriever 
  curly-heads 
  curly  clematis 
  curly  endive 
  curly  grass 
  curly  grass  fern 
  curlycup  gumweed 
  kiss  curl 
  leg  curl 
  pin  curl 
  sausage  curl 
  spit  curl 
 
  Overview  of  noun  curl 
 
  The  noun  curl  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  coil,  whorl,  roll,  curl,  curlicue,  ringlet,  gyre,  scroll  --  (a  round  shape  formed  by  a  series  of  concentric  circles) 
  2.  lock,  curl,  ringlet,  whorl  --  (a  strand  or  cluster  of  hair) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  curl 
 
  The  verb  curl  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  curl,  curve,  kink  --  (form  a  curl,  curve,  or  kink;  "the  cigar  smoke  curled  up  at  the  ceiling";  "The  road  curved") 
  2.  (2)  curl  up  curl,  draw  in  --  (shape  one's  body  into  a  curl;  "She  curled  farther  down  under  the  covers";  "She  fell  and  drew  in") 
  3.  (2)  coil,  loop,  curl  --  (wind  around  something  in  coils  or  loops) 
  4.  (1)  curl,  wave  --  (twist  or  roll  into  coils  or  ringlets;  "curl  my  hair,  please") 
  5.  curl  --  (play  the  Scottish  game  of  curling) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  curl 
 
  The  noun  curl  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  coil,  whorl,  roll,  curl,  curlicue,  ringlet,  gyre,  scroll  --  (a  round  shape  formed  by  a  series  of  concentric  circles) 
  2.  lock,  curl,  ringlet,  whorl  --  (a  strand  or  cluster  of  hair) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  curl 
 
  The  verb  curl  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  curl,  curve,  kink  --  (form  a  curl,  curve,  or  kink;  "the  cigar  smoke  curled  up  at  the  ceiling";  "The  road  curved") 
  2.  (2)  curl  up  curl,  draw  in  --  (shape  one's  body  into  a  curl;  "She  curled  farther  down  under  the  covers";  "She  fell  and  drew  in") 
  3.  (2)  coil,  loop,  curl  --  (wind  around  something  in  coils  or  loops) 
  4.  (1)  curl,  wave  --  (twist  or  roll  into  coils  or  ringlets;  "curl  my  hair,  please") 
  5.  curl  --  (play  the  Scottish  game  of  curling) 

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