noun Download 🔗Share Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral. Examples : "the sinuous coils of a snake" physics structure thing machine electronics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any intrauterine device (Abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped. Examples : "The doctor inserted a small coil into the patient's uterus as a form of birth control. " medicine device sex Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow. Examples : "The electrician carefully connected the coil to the circuit breaker. " electronics device electric technology physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Entanglement; perplexity. Examples : "The coil of red tape surrounding the building permit application frustrated everyone involved. " mind philosophy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece. Examples : "A simple transformer can be made by coiling two pieces of insulated copper wire around an iron heart." material action technical industry device Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To wind into loops (roughly) around a common center. Examples : "The sailor coiled the free end of the hawser on the pier." action structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To wind cylindrically or spirally. Examples : "The snake coiled itself before springing." action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To encircle and hold with, or as if with, coils. Examples : "The gardener carefully coiled the hose around the metal post. " action structure machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A noise, tumult, bustle, or turmoil. Examples : "The morning rush hour created a coil of noise and activity at the bus stop. " sound action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading