NOUN | shape | whorl, coil, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll | a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) |
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body | whorl, lock, curl, ringlet | a strand or cluster of hair | |
artifact | whorl, coil, spiral, volute, helix | a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops |
Sounds | hhwao'rl; wao'rl; wer'l | |
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Rhymes | birle ... whirl: 16 rhymes with erl... |
Meaning | A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals). | |
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Synonyms | coil, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll | |
Narrower | calyx | (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud |
corolla | (botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth | |
verticil | A whorl of leaves growing around a stem | |
Broader | round shape | A shape that is curved and without sharp angles |
Spanish | forma espiral | |
Catalan | forma espiral |
Meaning | A strand or cluster of hair. | |
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Synonyms | lock, curl, ringlet | |
Part of | hairdo, hairstyle, hair style, coiffure, coif | The arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) |
Narrower | crimp | A lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled |
dreadlock | One of many long thin braids of hair radiating from the scalp | |
forelock | A lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead | |
sausage curl | A fat sausage-shaped curl | |
Broader | hair | A covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head) |
Spanish | bucle, caracol, chicho, mecha, onda, rizo, rulo, sortija, tirabuzón | |
Catalan | anella, bucle, cargol, floc, onda, rínxol, ris, rull, tirabuixó |
Meaning | A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops. | |
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Synonyms | coil, spiral, volute, helix | |
Narrower | hank | A coil of rope or wool or yarn |
Broader | structure, construction | A thing constructed |
Spanish | aduja, espiral, hélice, roleo, rosca, voluta | |
Catalan | espiral |
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