All curl synonyms
curl
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- bend β When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend.
- buckle β A buckle is a piece of metal or plastic attached to one end of a belt or strap, which is used to fasten it.
- writhe β to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc.
- curve β A curve is a smooth, gradually bending line, for example part of the edge of a circle.
- contort β If someone's face or body contorts or is contorted, it moves into an unnatural and unattractive shape or position.
- fold β to confine (sheep or other domestic animals) in a fold.
- twirl β to cause to rotate rapidly; spin; revolve; whirl.
- convolute β to form into a twisted, coiled, or rolled shape
- crook β A crook is a dishonest person or a criminal.
- ripple β (of a liquid surface) to form small waves or undulations, as water agitated by a breeze.
- twine β a strong thread or string composed of two or more strands twisted together.
- undulate β to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement: The flag undulates in the breeze.
- roll β to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel.
- zigzag β a line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other.
- snake β any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
- indent β indentation
- lap β the act of lapping liquid.
- crisp β Food that is crisp is pleasantly hard, or has a pleasantly hard surface.
- ringlet β a curled lock of hair.
- turn β to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- crinkle β If something crinkles or if you crinkle it, it becomes slightly creased or folded.
- meander β to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course: The stream meandered through the valley.
- wind β the act of winding.
- wreathe β to encircle or adorn with or as with a wreath.
- scallop β any of the bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten (Pecten) and related genera that swim by rapidly clapping the fluted shell valves together.
- corkscrew β A corkscrew is a device for pulling corks out of bottles.
noun curl
- coil β A coil of rope or wire is a length of it that has been wound into a series of loops.
- spiral β Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- quirk β a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism: He is full of strange quirks.
- kink β a twist or curl, as in a thread, rope, wire, or hair, caused by its doubling or bending upon itself.
- wave β a member of the Waves.
- twist β to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
- whorl β a circular arrangement of like parts, as leaves or flowers, around a point on an axis; verticil.
- swirl β to move around or along with a whirling motion; whirl; eddy.
- flourish β to be in a vigorous state; thrive: a period in which art flourished.
- crimp β If you crimp something such as a piece of fabric or pastry, you make small folds in it.
- frizz β the state of being frizzed.
- curlicue β Curlicues are decorative twists and curls, usually carved or made with a pen.
- lock β a tress, curl, or ringlet of hair.
- loop β a hot bloom of pasty consistency, to be worked under a hammer or in rolls.
- crispation β the act of curling or state of being curled