coiled
Looped upon itself
Coiled describes something wound in loops or spirals—a snake coiled to strike, a rope coiled on a deck, a spring coiled tight.
The shape suggests stored energy or compact arrangement: Her hair was coiled at the nape of her neck.
To coil is to wind into such a shape: He coiled the hose after watering.
Curve winding around center
- helixSpiraling three-dimensional curve
- curledFormed into coils
- loopedFormed into rings
- whorledSpiral-patterned in form
corkscrew · scroll · volute · serpentine · whorl · curlicue · ringlet · gyre
Tied with loops
- entangledTwisted together inseparably
- intertwinedTwisted together, connected
- snarledGrowled or knotted
- tangledTwisted confusedly together
twisted · raveled · entwined · braided · plaited · matted · kinked · gnarled
Reduced by pressure
- condensedMade more compact
- tightFirmly stretched or fitting
- constrictedMade narrower by pressure
- woundCoiled, or an injury
tucked · bunched · furled · rolled · stowed · retracted · contracted · gathered
spiral
Curve winding around center
whorled · corkscrew · scroll · volute · serpentine · whorl · curlicue · ringlet · gyre · convolution
knotted
Tied with loops
- entangledTwisted together inseparably
- intertwinedTwisted together, connected
- snarledGrowled or knotted
tangled · twisted · raveled · entwined · braided · plaited · matted · kinked · gnarled · jumbled
compressed
Reduced by pressure
- condensedMade more compact
- tightFirmly stretched or fitting
- constrictedMade narrower by pressure
wound · tucked · bunched · furled · rolled · stowed · retracted · contracted · gathered · nested
elastic
Able to stretch, rebounds
spring · tensile · rebound · sprung · wound · loaded · compressed · potential · stored · whippy
wound-up
Nervously tense, overwrought
ready · poised · clenched · braced · primed · tensed · alert · watchful · anticipatory · restrained
- reptile traitsscaly, cold-blooded, slithering, forked tongue, shedding skin
- hair typescurly, straight, wavy, kinky, frizzy
- shellsseashells, sea shells, shell, clam, oyster
- tightnesstight, taut, snug, constricting, compressed
- horn shapescurved, spiral, twisted, straight, crescent
- Stereochemistrychirality, stereoisomer, enantiomer, conformer, axial
- coil upForm into loops
- mortal coilTurmoil of human existence
- ignition coilVoltage transformer for engines
- Tesla coilHigh-frequency voltage amplifier
- mosquito coilSpiral incense repelling insects
- coil springWound wire storing energy
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