curl
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
Types & categories
- round shape hypernym
- corolla hyponym
- calyx hyponym
- verticil hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
form a curl, curve, or kink
the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling
Types & categories
- change surface hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
shape one's body into a curl
She curled farther down under the covers
Types & categories
- bend hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
a strand or cluster of hair
Types & categories
- hair hypernym
- sausage curl hyponym
- forelock hyponym
- crimp hyponym
- dreadlock hyponym
Parts & wholes
- coif part holonym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 verb
wind around something in coils or loops
Types & categories
- twine hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 verb
twist or roll into coils or ringlets
curl my hair, please
Types & categories
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Sense 7 verb
play the Scottish game of curling
Types & categories
- play hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | roll |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | curl |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | roll out |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | coil |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | spiral |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | curl up |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | undulate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | round shape |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | corolla |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | calyx |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | verticil |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bend |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ringlet |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | twirl |
| 2 | entails | Related & opposite | twist |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | change surface |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | ringlet |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | attract |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | bend |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | wave |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | curly |
| 4 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | coif |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | hair |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | sausage curl |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | forelock |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | crimp |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | dreadlock |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | uncoil |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | coil |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | loop |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | ringlet |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | twine |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | curler |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | lock |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | wave |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | twist |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | kink |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | curling |
| 7 | domain topic | Related & opposite | sport |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | play |