coilings
Loops forming spirals
Coilings are instances of winding into loops or spirals.
The word appears in descriptions of snakes, ropes, vines, or anything that wraps around itself or another object: the coilings of the python around its prey, the intricate coilings of the garden hose.
It can also describe figurative encirclements: the coilings of bureaucracy.
Spiraling three-dimensional curve
- vortexRotating fluid column
- whorlSpiral arrangement of ridges
- gyreCircular or spiral motion
- swirlRotating, curving movement
curl · loop · spire · volute · scroll · corkscrew · convolution · cochlea
Cunning, limbless reptile
- constrictorSnake killing by compression
- pythonNonvenomous squeezing snake
- boaSqueeze-killer or neckwear
- slitherGlide smoothly, sinuously
reptile · sinuous · undulating · striking · basking · scales · hiss · viper
Tied rope fastening
- entanglementState of being intertwined
- snarlHostile vocal threat
- meshInterlocking open weave
- webInterwoven filament structure
jumble · intertwining · complexity · intricacy · complication · kink · twist · enmeshment
Stretched or strained state
- bounceSpring back after impact
- elasticAble to stretch, rebounds
- compressedReduced by pressure
- woundCoiled, or an injury
spiral · helical · suspension · mattress · clockwork · mainspring · springy · resilient
Formal admission process
- inductorCoil storing magnetic energy
- solenoidCurrent-carrying wire helix
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
- electromagnetWire-wound magnetic device
choke · winding · wire · copper · circuit · resistance · inductance · magnetism
helix
Spiraling three-dimensional curve
swirl · curl · loop · spire · volute · scroll · corkscrew · convolution · cochlea · curlicue
serpent
Cunning, limbless reptile
- constrictorSnake killing by compression
- pythonNonvenomous squeezing snake
- boaSqueeze-killer or neckwear
slither · reptile · sinuous · undulating · striking · basking · scales · hiss · viper · anaconda
knot
Tied rope fastening
- entanglementState of being intertwined
- snarlHostile vocal threat
- meshInterlocking open weave
web · jumble · intertwining · complexity · intricacy · complication · kink · twist · enmeshment · raveling
tension
Stretched or strained state
- bounceSpring back after impact
- elasticAble to stretch, rebounds
- compressedReduced by pressure
wound · spiral · helical · suspension · mattress · clockwork · mainspring · springy · resilient · rebounding
induction
Formal admission process
- inductorCoil storing magnetic energy
- solenoidCurrent-carrying wire helix
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
electromagnet · choke · winding · wire · copper · circuit · resistance · inductance · magnetism · conductor
lasso
Looped rope for catching
rigging · nautical · anchor · dock · knot · hitch · splice · bight · halyard · line
coilingsextensions
Additions that lengthen
unwindings · flattenings · unravelings · spreads · elongations
coilingsunwindings
Acts of loosening coils
unwrappings · unravelings · unfurlings · unreeling · extensions