noun
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
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- a coil of rope
noun
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
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noun
a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine
noun
a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb
noun
tubing that is wound in a spiral
noun
reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit
verb
to wind or move in a spiral course
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- the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action
- black smoke coiling up into the sky
- the young people gyrated on the dance floor
verb
make without a potter's wheel
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handbuild
hand-build
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- This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels
verb
wind around something in coils or loops
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