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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Rebut :: Rebut (v. i.) To retire; to recoil.
Curl :: Curl (n.) To twist or make onto coils, as a serpent's body..
Baculite :: Baculite (n.) A cephalopod of the extinct genus Baculites, found fossil in the Cretaceous rocks. It is like an uncoiled ammonite..
Aphlogistic :: Aphlogistic (a.) Flameless; as, an aphlogistic lamp, in which a coil of wire is kept in a state of continued ignition by alcohol, without flame..
Laocoon :: Laocoon (n.) A marble group in the Vatican at Rome, representing the priest Laocoon, with his sons, infolded in the coils of two serpents, as described by Virgil..
Cop :: Cop (n.) A conical or conical-ended mass of coiled thread, yarn, or roving, wound upon a spindle, etc..
Recoil :: Recoil (v. i.) To draw back, as from anything repugnant, distressing, alarming, or the like; to shrink..
Coil :: Coil (n.) A ring, series of rings, or spiral, into which a rope, or other like thing, is wound..
Rejolt :: Rejolt (n.) A reacting jolt or shock; a rebound or recoil.
Gyrate :: Gyrate (a.) Winding or coiled round; curved into a circle; taking a circular course.
Coil :: Coil (n.) Fig.: Entanglement; toil; mesh; perplexity.
Strombus :: Strombuliform (a.) Coiled into the shape of a screw or a helix.
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..
Recoiled :: Recoiled (imp. & p. p.) of Recoi.
Unlink :: Unlink (v. t.) To separate or undo, as links; to uncoil; to unfasten..
Coil :: Coil (v. t.) To wind cylindrically or spirally; as, to coil a rope when not in use; the snake coiled itself before springing..
Quoil :: Quoil (n.) See Coil.
Intervolve :: Intervolve (v. t.) To involve one within another; to twist or coil together.
Orlop :: Orlop (n.) The lowest deck of a vessel, esp. of a ship of war, consisting of a platform laid over the beams in the hold, on which the cables are coiled..
Breeching :: Breeching (n.) A strong rope rove through the cascabel of a cannon and secured to ringbolts in the ship's side, to limit the recoil of the gun when it is discharged..
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