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Word entry · 4 letters

coil

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"Spiral loop"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /kɔɪl/Part of speech verb, nounSorted ciloStarts with CEnds with L1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. wind around something in coils or loops

Word origin

From Middle English coilen, from Old French coillir, cuillir (“to gather, pluck, pick, cull”) (modern French cueillir), from Latin colligō (“to gather together”), past participle collectus, from com- (“together”) + legō (“to gather”); compare legend. Doublet of cull.

Used in a sentence

  • the sinuous coils of a snake
  • The wild grapevines that twisted their coils or tendrils from tree to tree.
  • ‘I’m gonna go on the pill and get fitted for a coil. I don’t wanna be pregnant. Ever. Again!’

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