coil

/kɔɪl/ nounverb
4 letters1 syllable6 points in Scrabble®8 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS9
NOUN
1

A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops.

“a coil of rope”

2

A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals).

3

A contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb.

4

A transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine.

5

Reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit.

6

Tubing that is wound in a spiral.

VERB
1

Wind around something in coils or loops.

2

Make without a potter's wheel.

3

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”

WORD FORMS
Starts withC
Ends withL
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®6 points
Words With Friends®8 points
Double word12 points
Triple word18 points
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Starts & ends withC … L
Syllablescoil
SYNONYMS & RELATED15
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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