| Main Entry: | whorl |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spiral |
Synonyms: |
coil, corkscrew, curl, eddy, helix, swirl, twirl, twist, vortex, whirlpool |
| Main Entry: | coil |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | thread that curls |
Synonyms: |
bight, braid, circle, convolution, corkscrew, curlicue, gyration, helix, involution, lap, loop, ring, roll, scroll, spiral, tendril, turn, twine, twirl, twist, whorl, wind |
| Main Entry: | curl |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | loop, ringlet, curve |
Synonyms: |
coil, crimp, crispation, curlicue, flourish, frizz, kink, quirk, spiral, swirl, twist, wave, whorl |
Antonyms: |
line |
| Main Entry: | curve |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | arched, rounded line or object |
Synonyms: |
ambit, arc, arch, bend, bight, bow, camber, catenary, chord, circle, circuit, circumference, compass, concavity, contour, crook, curlicue, curvation, curvature, ellipse, festoon, flexure, hairpin, half-moon, helix, horseshoe, hyperbola, incurvation, incurvature, loop, meniscus, ogee, parabola, quirk, rondure, round, sinuosity, sweep, swerve, trajectory, turn, vault, whorl |
Antonyms: |
line |
| Main Entry: | knot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bow, loop |
Synonyms: |
bond, braid, bunch, coil, connection, contortion, entanglement, gnarl, helix, hitch, joint, kink, ligament, ligature, link, mat, nexus, perplexity, rosette, screw, snag, snarl, spiral, splice, tangle, tie, twirl, twist, vinculum, warp, whirl, whorl, yoke |
| Notes: | a nautical mile is also a geological mile or admiralty mile; a knot is the unit for measuring nautical miles |
Antonyms: |
line |
| Main Entry: | loop |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | circle, spiral |
Synonyms: |
bend, circuit, circumference, coil, convolution, curl, curve, eyelet, hoop, kink, knot, loophole, noose, ring, twirl, twist, whorl, wreath |
Antonyms: |
line |
| Main Entry: | roll |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cylindrical object |
Synonyms: |
ball, barrel, bobbin, cartouche, coil, cone, convolution, cornucopia, cylinder, fold, reel, rundle, scroll, shell, spiral, spool, trundle, volute, wheel, whorl |
| Main Entry: | round |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make curved; remove angles |
Synonyms: |
arch, bend, bow, coil, convolute, crook, curl, curve, form, loop, mold, perfect, polish, recurve, refine, shape, sleek, slick, smooth, whorl |
| Main Entry: | spiral |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | curled shape |
Synonyms: |
coil, corkscrew, curlicue, flourish, gyration, gyre, helix, quirk, screw, volute, whorl |
| Main Entry: | swirl |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | spin around |
Synonyms: |
agitate, boil, churn, coil, crimp, crisp, curl, eddy, purl, roil, roll, snake, surge, swoosh, twirl, whirl, whirlpool, whorl, wriggle |