Definition of coils

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  • coils is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
  • coils is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
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Definition of coils

  • a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops (noun)

    Examples

    1. a coil of rope

    Synonyms

    1. helix
    2. spiral
    3. volute
    4. whorl
  • wind around something in coils or loops (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. curl
    2. loop
  • make without a potter's wheel (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. hand-build
    2. handbuild
  • a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. curl
    2. curlicue
    3. gyre
    4. ringlet
    5. roll
    6. scroll
    7. whorl
  • to wind or move in a spiral course (verb)

    Examples

    1. the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action
    2. black smoke coiling up into the sky

    Synonyms

    1. gyrate
    2. spiral
  • a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb (noun)
  • a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine (noun)
  • reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit (noun)
  • tubing that is wound in a spiral (noun)

See definition of coils in Merriam Webster