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View definitions for coil

coil

noun as in thread that curls

verb as in curl around, entwine

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Example Sentences

A thin, rusty coil of sun smoldered through a patch in the clouds.

"I think GPs need to spend more time exploring symptoms and offering other solutions rather than just the pill or the coil, it's ridiculous," she said.

From BBC

Lancaster’s Darren is like a coiled snake, ready to spring at the most unexpected moments.

If you have recently had a contraceptive coil put into your womb, there is a very small chance it could become dislodged, or even removed, by suction.

From BBC

His West Virginia home bordered a cattle farm, the backyard and back pasture separated by a fence of loosely coiled barbed wire.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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