Curls - English meaning

kɜːl

Curls – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Form or cause to form into a curved or spiral shape.
Usage examples:
Her fingers curled round the microphone
Synonims:
WindTwineEntwineWrapCrimpWaveTongPermGo curlyGo frizzyFrizz outFrizzleCrinkle
verb
(in weight training) lift (a weight) using only the hands, wrists, and forearms.
Usage examples:
Slowly curl the barbell to shoulder height
verb
Play at the game of curling.
Usage examples:
During the severe spell in 1740, men curled on the pond

noun
Something in the shape of a spiral or coil, especially a lock of hair.
Usage examples:
Her blonde hair was a mass of tangled curls
Synonims:
RingletCorkscrewCoilKinkWaveKiss-curlSpiralWreathTwirlSwirlFurlTwistCurlicueWhorlHelixGyre
noun
A weightlifting exercise involving movement of only the hands, wrists, and forearms.
Usage examples:
A dumb-bell curl
noun
A function giving a measure of the rotation of a vector field.

noun
A piece of hair having a curving shape, like part of a circle, or something else having a circular shape
Usage examples:
[ c ] he loved that dark curl at the back of her neck., [ c ] we watched the curls of smoke rise fr…

noun
A piece of hair that grows or has been formed into a curving shape, or something that is the same shape as this
Usage examples:
Tight/loose curls, in curls her hair fell in curls over her shoulders., curls of smoke were rising …

noun
The curved shape in which a ball moves when it is hit or kicked in a particular way
Usage examples:
The curl on the shot sent it looping around the keeper into the far corner of the net.

noun
An exercise using weights in which you move your arm or leg from straight to bent and back
Usage examples:
Bicep curl she uses 5-pound weights for bicep curls., twice a week, do both leg extensions and leg …

verb
To make something into the shape of a curl, or to grow or change into this shape
Usage examples:
Curl naturally does your hair curl naturally, or is it permed?, curl something around something a n…

verb
To make a ball move in a curved shape by hitting or kicking it in a particular way or of a ball, to move in this way
Usage examples:
He curled the ball into the top right hand corner., peterson's free-kick curled just wide.

verb
To show by an upward movement of one side of your mouth that you feel no respect for something or someone
Usage examples:
Her lip curled at what he said.

verb
To play the sport of curling (= a game played on ice in which stones are slid towards a target)
Usage examples:
"learn to curl" sessions teach you the basics of curling.

Curls translation into English

Curls: translate from English into Chinese

卷发

Curls: translate from English into Dutch

Krullen, Krul, Kronkelen, Kronkel, Kronkeling

Curls: translate from English into French

Boucles, Boucle, Friser, Boucler, Courbe, Se blottir, Frisage, Boucle de cheveux, Chiffonner, Cloquer

Curls: translate from English into German

Locken, Locke, Rotation, Sich kräuseln, Ringeln, Kringeln, Kringel, Sich locken

Curls: translate from English into Hindi

कर्ल

Curls: translate from English into Italian

Riccioli, Arricciare, Ricciolo, Arricciarsi, Boccolo, Spira

Curls: translate from English into Korean

파마

Curls: translate from English into Russian

Кудри, Локон, Завиток, Виться, Завить, Завивать, Завиваться, Крутить, Кудрявиться, Курчавиться, Завивка, Клубиться, Играть в керлинг, Вьющиеся волосы, Спираль, Завихрение, Вихрь, Кольцо дыма, Рябить

Curls: translate from English into Spanish

Chinos

Word origin

late Middle English: from obsolete crulle ‘curly’, from Middle Dutch krul .

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Curls – similar words

curled

kɜːl

verb
Form or cause to form into a curved or spiral shape.
Usage examples:
Her fingers curled round the microphone

noun
Something in the shape of a spiral or coil, especially a lock of hair.
Usage examples:
Her blonde hair was a mass of tangled curls

noun
A weightlifting exercise involving movement of only the hands, wrists, and forearms.
Usage examples:
A dumb-bell curl

Curled - all meanings in English

curl

kɜːl

verb
Form or cause to form into a curved or spiral shape.
Usage examples:
Her fingers curled round the microphone

noun
Something in the shape of a spiral or coil, especially a lock of hair.
Usage examples:
Her blonde hair was a mass of tangled curls

noun
A piece of hair that grows or has been formed into a curving shape, or something that is the same shape as this
Usage examples:
Tight/loose curls, in curls her hair fell in curls over her shoulders., curls of smoke were rising …

Curl - all meanings in English

Curls synonims

coil

kɔɪl

noun
A length of something wound in a joined sequence of concentric rings.
Usage examples:
A coil of rope

verb
Arrange (something long and flexible) in a coil.
Usage examples:
He began to coil up the heavy ropes

noun
A confusion or turmoil.
Usage examples:
But the biggest loser from our decision to cling gamely to the mortal coil is the national health s…

Coil - all meanings in English

corkscrew

ˈkɔːk.skruː

noun
A device for pulling corks from bottles, consisting of a spiral metal rod that is inserted into the cork, and a handle that extracts it.
Usage examples:
Then he puts the bottle between his legs and inserts an old fashioned corkscrew, pulls and tugs bef…

verb
Move or twist in a spiral motion.
Usage examples:
The plane was corkscrewing towards the earth

noun
A device for removing corks from bottles, that consists of a handle with a twisted metal rod to push into the cork and pull it out

Corkscrew - all meanings in English

crimp

krɪmp

verb
Compress (something) into small folds or ridges.
Usage examples:
She crimped the edge of the pie

noun
A folded or compressed edge.
Usage examples:
Anyway, hayley has pouffed her hair out into some ‘rock star’ curls and crimps, and she looks prett…

verb
To press something into small folds or curves
Usage examples:
She had her hair crimped.

Crimp - all meanings in English

crinkle

ˈkrɪŋ.kəl

verb
Form into small surface creases or wrinkles.
Usage examples:
Rose's face crinkled in bewilderment

noun
A wrinkle or crease on the surface of something.
Usage examples:
There was a crinkle of suspicion on her forehead

verb
To have or cause to have many little lines and folds
Usage examples:
[ i ] the paper was old and crinkled., the machine won’t take your bills unless you smooth out the …

Crinkle - all meanings in English

entwine

ɪnˈtwaɪn

verb
Wind or twist together; interweave.
Usage examples:
They lay entwined in each other's arms

verb
To twist together or around something
Usage examples:
The old-fashioned porch was entwined with many creeping plants., fig. in the old days, moviemaking …

verb
To twist something together or around something
Usage examples:
The picture captures the two lovers with their arms entwined.

Entwine - all meanings in English

frizzle

verb
Fry or grill with a sizzling noise.
Usage examples:
Elsie had the fat frizzling in the chip pan

noun
The sound or act of frying.
Usage examples:
The frizzle of the pan

noun
A tight curl in hair.
Usage examples:
A dewy scalp where the frizzles stuck awry

Frizzle - all meanings in English

furl

verb
Roll or fold up (something) neatly and securely.
Usage examples:
He shouted to the crew to furl sails

verb
(esp. of a flag, sail, or umbrella) to roll or fold up and fasten
Usage examples:
He took down the flag and furled it carefully.

Furl - all meanings in English

gyre

verb
Whirl or gyrate.
Usage examples:
A swarm of ghosts gyred around him

noun
A spiral or vortex.
Usage examples:
The two source waters of the cold fresh arctic water and the warm salty atlantic water form a cyclo…

noun
A circular pattern of ocean currents (= flows of water in a particular direction)
Usage examples:
The area is one of the world’s five major ocean gyres – huge systems of rotating currents., the haw…

Gyre - all meanings in English

helix

noun
An object having a three-dimensional shape like that of a wire wound uniformly in a single layer around a cylinder or cone, as in a corkscrew or spiral staircase.
Usage examples:
They found that dna consists of two connected twisted strands in the shape of a helix.

Helix - all meanings in English

kink

kɪŋk

noun
A sharp twist or curve in something that is otherwise straight.
Usage examples:
A kink in the road

verb
Form or cause to form a sharp twist or curve.
Usage examples:
The river kinks violently in a right angle

noun
A sharp twist or bend in something such as a wire or rope
Usage examples:
There was a kink in the hose and the water wouldn’t come through., the system will work fine once w…

Kink - all meanings in English

kiss-curl

noun
A curved piece of hair that hangs flat against the face on the cheek or forehead (= part of the face above the eyes)

Kiss-curl - all meanings in English

perm

pɜːm

noun
A hairstyle produced by setting the hair in waves or curls and then treating it with chemicals so that the style lasts for several months.
Usage examples:
I had a perm on friday

verb
Set (the hair) in a perm.
Usage examples:
Her hair was permed and then set

verb
Make a selection of (so many) from a larger number.
Usage examples:
One of the teams was to perm any 11 from 20

Perm - all meanings in English

ringlet

noun
A lock of hair hanging in a corkscrew-shaped curl.
Usage examples:
Her hair fell loose in ringlets

noun
A curled piece of long hair
Usage examples:
Her hair hung down in ringlets.

Ringlet - all meanings in English

spiral

adjective
Winding in a continuous and gradually widening (or tightening) curve, either round a central point on a flat plane or about an axis so as to form a cone.
Usage examples:
A spiral pattern

noun
A spiral curve, shape, pattern, or object.
Usage examples:
A spiral of smoke

verb
Move in a spiral course.
Usage examples:
A wisp of smoke spiralled up from the trees

Spiral - all meanings in English

swirl

verb
Move in a twisting or spiralling pattern.
Usage examples:
The smoke was swirling around him

noun
A quantity of something moving in a twisting or spiralling pattern.
Usage examples:
Swirls of dust swept across the floor

verb
To move quickly with a twisting circular movement, or to cause something to move this way
Usage examples:
[ i ] snowflakes swirled down from the sky., [ i ] fig. accusations continue to swirl around him., …

Swirl - all meanings in English

tong

noun
(in the us) a chinese association or secret society, frequently associated with organized crime.
Usage examples:
The tong wars in chinatown

verb
Curl (hair) using tongs.
Usage examples:
Hair has been tonged at the ends for this great look

Tong - all meanings in English

twine

noun
Strong thread or string consisting of two or more strands of hemp or cotton twisted together.
Usage examples:
An empty plastic 2 litre bottle is tied to a rock, or bag of stones with strong twine or string.

verb
Wind or cause to wind round something.
Usage examples:
The plant will twine round its support

noun
An instance of moaning or complaining.
Usage examples:
Having a good twine today—well, i am british and we do love complaining!

Twine - all meanings in English

twirl

verb
Spin quickly and lightly round, especially repeatedly.
Usage examples:
She twirled in delight to show off her new dress

noun
An act of spinning.
Usage examples:
Kate did a twirl in front of the mirror

verb
To turn in a circle, or to cause something to do this
Usage examples:
[ i always + adv/prep ] skaters leapt and twirled on the ice., she does a twirl to show off her pre…

Twirl - all meanings in English

twist

verb
Form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape.
Usage examples:
A strip of metal is twisted to form a hollow tube

noun
An act of twisting something around a stationary point.
Usage examples:
The taps needed a single twist to turn them on

verb
Cause an object to assume a curved or distorted shape

Twist - all meanings in English

wave

verb
Move one's hand to and fro in greeting or as a signal.
Usage examples:
He waved to me from the train

noun
A long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore.
Usage examples:
He was swept out to sea by a freak wave

verb
(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth

Wave - all meanings in English

whorl

noun
A pattern of spirals or concentric circles.
Usage examples:
Shelley drew larger and larger dark whorls on her notepad

verb
Spiral or move in a twisted and convoluted fashion.
Usage examples:
Another external clue seems to be hair whorling anti-clockwise on the head, which is now also thoug…

noun
A circular pattern of lines, with the smallest circle in the middle, surrounded by other circles, each one wider and larger than the previous one

Whorl - all meanings in English

wind

noun
The perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction.
Usage examples:
The wind howled about the building

verb
Cause (someone) to have difficulty breathing because of exertion or a blow to the stomach.
Usage examples:
The fall nearly winded him

noun
A twist or turn in a course.
Usage examples:
After a few minutes of puzzled winds and twists and turns and curses muttered under my breath, i co…

Wind - all meanings in English

wrap

verb
Cover or enclose in paper or soft material.
Usage examples:
The candles are wrapped in tissue paper

noun
A loose outer garment or piece of material.
Usage examples:
Beach wraps

verb
To cover something or someone with paper, cloth, or other material
Usage examples:
She wrapped the present and tied it with a ribbon., wrap the chicken in foil and cook it for two ho…

Wrap - all meanings in English

wreath

noun
An arrangement of flowers, leaves, or stems fastened in a ring and used for decoration or for laying on a grave.
Usage examples:
The queen laid a wreath at the cenotaph

noun
A ring made of flowers and leaves or evergreens (= plants that are green all year)
Usage examples:
The bride wore a wreath of flowers on her head.

Wreath - all meanings in English

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