Synonyms:
coil, spiral, volute, whorl, helix
Meaning: a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
gyrate, spiral, coil
Meaning: to wind or move in a spiral course; "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"
Usage examples
Was there ever such a coil?"
He carries with him this coil of rope.
Spargo, you see that coil of rope there.
The coil was running out over his hands like a thing of life.
A spacesuited figure suddenly appeared in the tiny airlock, holding a coil of rope.
"Will you please coil up the stake rope and fasten it to the horn, Mr. Stallings?" asked Tad.
Early next morning David climbed up to the ledge, bringing with him the coil of rope and the hatchet.
Netteke, the mule, came to a sudden stop, and Mother De Smet sat down equally suddenly on a coil of rope.
Until a dark coil that had the shape of a dragon slithered across the milky way and began to devour them one by one.
Tad, with a grin, stepped off a few paces, taking with him, however, the coil of rope, one end of which was still fastened around the beast's neck.