COILED
/kɔɪld/
9
Scrabble
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WWF
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Definition
/kɔɪld/
verb
- To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.“A simple transformer can be made by coiling two pieces of insulated copper wire around an iron heart.”
- To wind into loops (roughly) around a common center.“The sailor coiled the free end of the hawser on the pier.”
- To wind cylindrically or spirally.“The snake coiled itself before springing.”
- To encircle and hold with, or as if with, coils.
adjective
- In the form of coils; having coils.“a coiled serpent”
- Prepared and poised to act, like a snake that has coiled its lower body so it can strike.
Source: Wiktionary
