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Coiled

/kɔɪld/

To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.

📖 Definitions of "Coiled"

verb
  1. 1

    To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.

    "A simple transformer can be made by coiling two pieces of insulated copper wire around an iron heart."

  2. 2

    To wind into loops (roughly) around a common center.

    "The sailor coiled the free end of the hawser on the pier."

  3. 3

    To wind cylindrically or spirally.

    "The snake coiled itself before springing."

  4. 4

    To encircle and hold with, or as if with, coils.

adjective
  1. 1

    In the form of coils; having coils.

    "a coiled serpent"

  2. 2

    Prepared and poised to act, like a snake that has coiled its lower body so it can strike.

🔄 Synonyms of "Coiled"

18 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
convoluted(figuratively) Complex, complicated, or intricate.
twistedConsisting of two or more threads, strands or the like intertwined; formed by twisting or twining.
convoluteverb(transitive) To make unnecessarily complex.
involutenoun(formal) Difficult to understand; complicated.
spiralnoun(geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
volutenoun(architecture) The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.
turbinatenoun(anatomy) Of, or relating to, the turbinate bone.
helicalIn the shape of a helix.
spiralingnounAlternative form of spiralling. [Movement in a spiral.]
rolleduttered with a trill
volutedHaving a volute, or spiral scroll.
coilingnounThe pattern or motion of something that coils.
twinedwound or wrapped around something
whorledFormed from whorls; having whorls.
loopedhaving loops
curledcurly
curled updrawn up into a ball
woundnounAn injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.

↔️ Antonyms of "Coiled"

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WordDefinition
straightnounNot crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.
uncoiledNot coiled

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Coiled"

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WordDefinition
whorledFormed from whorls; having whorls.
turbinatenoun(anatomy) Of, or relating to, the turbinate bone.
loopedhaving loops
volutedHaving a volute, or spiral scroll.
convoluted(figuratively) Complex, complicated, or intricate.
spiralingnounAlternative form of spiralling. [Movement in a spiral.]
helicalIn the shape of a helix.
twistedConsisting of two or more threads, strands or the like intertwined; formed by twisting or twining.
volutenoun(architecture) The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.
convoluteverb(transitive) To make unnecessarily complex.
woundnounAn injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
involutenoun(formal) Difficult to understand; complicated.
spiralnoun(geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
curledcurly
curled updrawn up into a ball
rolleduttered with a trill
twinedwound or wrapped around something
wrappednounEncased in a wrapping.
chainedBound with chains.
shackledRestrained by shackles, chained.

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