Synonyms of the word coiled


COILEDCOILING - CONVOLUTE - CONVOLUTED - CURLED - HELICAL - INVOLUTE - LOOPED - ROLLED - SPIRAL - SPIRALING - TURBINATE - TWINED - TWISTED - VOLUTE - VOLUTED - WHORLED - WOUND

coiled

  • v. simple past tense and past participle of coil.
  • adj. In the form of coils; having coils.
  • adj. Prepared and poised to act, like a snake that has coiled its lower body so it can strike.

coiling

  • v. present participle of coil.
  • n. The pattern or motion of something that coils.

convolute

  • v. (transitive) To make unnecessarily complex.
  • v. (transitive) To fold or coil into numerous overlapping layers.
  • adj. (botany, of a leaf) coiled such that one edge is inside, and one outside the coil, giving a spiral effect…

convoluted

  • adj. Having numerous overlapping coils or folds.
  • adj. Complex, intricate or complicated.

curled

  • v. simple past tense and past participle of curl.

helical

  • adj. In the shape of a helix.

involute

  • adj. (formal) Difficult to understand; complicated.
  • adj. (botany) Having the edges rolled with the adaxial side outward.
  • adj. (biology, of shells) Having a complex pattern of coils.
  • adj. (biology) Turned inward at the margin, like the exterior lip of the Cyprea.
  • adj. (biology) Rolled inward spirally.
  • v. To roll or curl inwards.
  • n. (geometry) A curve that cuts all tangents of another curve at right angles; traced by a point on a string…

looped

  • v. simple past tense and past participle of loop.
  • adj. having loops.
  • adj. formed into a loop.
  • adj. (of part of a fingerprint) whorled.
  • adj. (slang) drunk.

rolled

  • v. simple past tense and past participle of roll.

spiral

  • n. (geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing…
  • n. (informal) A helix.
  • n. A self-sustaining process with a lot of momentum involved, so it is difficult to accelerate or stop it…
  • adj. Helical, like a spiral.
  • v. (intransitive) To move along the path of a spiral or helix.
  • v. (transitive) To cause something to spiral.
  • v. (figuratively, intransitive) To increase continually.

spiraling

  • v. present participle of spiral.
  • n. Alternative form of spiralling.

turbinate

  • adj. Shaped or spinning like a top.
  • adj. In the shape of a coil.
  • adj. (zoology) Spiral and decreasing sharply in diameter from base to apex. Used especially of shells.
  • adj. (anatomy) Of, or relating to, the turbinate bone.
  • n. (anatomy) A turbinal or turbinate bone.
  • v. To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl.

twined

  • v. simple past tense and past participle of twine.

twisted

  • v. simple past tense and past participle of twist.
  • adj. Contorted.
  • adj. Wound spirally.
  • adj. Mentally disturbed or unsound.
  • adj. Under the influence of multiple intoxicants, usually alcohol and marijuana.

volute

  • n. (architecture) The spiral curve on an Ionic capital.
  • n. (zoology) The spirals or whorls on a gastropod's shell.
  • n. (zoology) Any marine gastropod of the family Volutidae.
  • n. (engineering) The casing in a centrifugal pump, whose shape is somewhat similar to architectural volutes.
  • n. (art) A spiral or scroll form.
  • n. (music) A scroll-shaped carving at the tuning head of a stringed musical instrument, similar to architectural…
  • adj. (engineering) Of a spring: having a spiral curve on its tail.

voluted

  • adj. Having a volute, or spiral scroll.

whorled

  • adj. formed from whorls; having whorls.

wound

  • n. An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
  • n. (figuratively) A hurt to a person's feelings, reputation, prospects, etc.
  • n. (criminal law) An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken.
  • v. (transitive) To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.
  • v. (transitive) To hurt (a person's feelings).
  • v. simple past tense and past participle of wind.

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