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#1 coil v. [gyrate, spiral] to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor". wn
#2 coil n. [spiral, volute, whorl, helix] a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope". wn
#3 coil n. [whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll] a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals). wn
#4 coil v. [handbuild, hand-build] make without a potter's wheel; "This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels". wn
#5 coil n. a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine. wn
#2 coil n. [spiral, volute, whorl, helix] a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope". wn
#3 coil n. [whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll] a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals). wn
#4 coil v. [handbuild, hand-build] make without a potter's wheel; "This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels". wn
#5 coil n. a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine. wn
