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coil
noun as in thread that curls
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Example Sentences
ABC had effectively removed the launching coil on its Modern Family springboard.
Dabbing wax on the coil or using hash oil on the wick also works.
With time I learned to disassemble the entire hotpot and mount the heating coil on a roast beef can with a whole punched in it.
On the other far end of the spectrum, admittedly, is the idea that our first president might have unsprung the mortal coil.
The people of his auto-erotic novel Crash coil sex, death, and the motor car, a megadose of pleasure brew.
Over this spot he twisted all the remaining hair into a coil about four inches long, pointing slightly forward like a horn.
No matter what Jessie did to the tuning coil she could not bring that strangely broadcasted message back to their ears.
Amy adjusted the earphones while her friend manipulated the slides on the tuning coil.
She adjusted it, sticking the hat pin through the heavy coil of hair with some deliberation.
“No visitors allowed aboard,” replied Mr Welton sternly; catching up, nevertheless, a coil of rope.
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On this page you'll find 92 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to coil, such as: braid, tendril, bight, circle, convolution, and corkscrew.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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