Curl
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Definitions
Noun
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
Noun
American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933)
Noun
a strand or cluster of hair
Verb
form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"
Verb
shape one''s body into a curl; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in"
Verb
wind around something in coils or loops
Verb
twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"
Verb
play the Scottish game of curling
Synonyms
coil
curl up
curlicue
curve
draw in
gyre
kink
lock
loop
ringlet
Robert Curl
Robert F. Curl
Robert Floyd Curl Jr.
roll
scroll
wave
whorl