Definition of coil

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Coil (n.) A ring, series of rings, or spiral, into which a rope, or other like thing, is wound..

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Kick :: Kick (v. i.) To recoil; -- said of a musket, cannon, etc..
Recoil :: Recoil (n.) The state or condition of having recoiled.
Recoilingly :: Recoilingly (adv.) In the manner of a recoil.
Shock :: Shock (v.) To strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates..
Resilient :: Resilient (a.) Leaping back; rebounding; recoiling.
Recoil :: Recoil (n.) A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking; as, the recoil of nature, or of the blood..
Wind :: Wind (v. i.) To turn completely or repeatedly; to become coiled about anything; to assume a convolved or spiral form; as, vines wind round a pole..
Shrink :: Shrink (v. i.) To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress..
Snakestone :: Snakestone (n.) An ammonite; -- so called from its form, which resembles that of a coiled snake..
Differential :: Differential (n.) One of two coils of conducting wire so related to one another or to a magnet or armature common to both, that one coil produces polar action contrary to that of the other..
Unwreathe :: Unwreathe (v. t.) To untwist, uncoil, or untwine, as anything wreathed..
Coilon :: Coilon (n.) A testicle.
Platinoid :: Platinoid (n.) An alloy of German silver containing tungsten; -- used for forming electrical resistance coils and standards.
Coil :: Coil (n.) A series of connected pipes in rows or layers, as in a steam heating apparatus..
Barrel :: Barrel (n.) A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case; as, the barrel of a windlass; the barrel of a watch, within which the spring is coiled..
Tendril :: Tendril (a.) A slender, leafless portion of a plant by which it becomes attached to a supporting body, after which the tendril usually contracts by coiling spirally..
Voluminous :: Voluminous (a.) Consisting of many folds, coils, or convolutions..
Strombus :: Strombuliform (a.) Coiled into the shape of a screw or a helix.
Recule :: Recule (v. i.) To recoil.
Shocking :: Shocking (a.) Causing to shake or tremble, as by a blow; especially, causing to recoil with horror or disgust; extremely offensive or disgusting..
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