curler (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *curler*:
NOUN	artifact	curler, hair curler, roller, crimper	a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it

curler > pronunciation
Sounds	ker'ler
Rhymes	alveolar ... Ziegler: 240 rhymes with ler...

English > *curler*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it.
Example	"a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight"
Synonyms	hair curler, roller, crimper
Broader	mechanical device	mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
Spanish	bigudí, chicho, rulo
Catalan	bigudí, rul·lo
Verbs	curl	twist or roll into coils or ringlets

HyperDic: curler