curling
Forming into coils
Curling is a winter sport played on ice, where teams slide heavy granite stones toward a target while teammates sweep the ice with brooms to control the stone's path and speed.
The sweeping reduces friction and guides the stone's curl—its gradual curve across the ice.
Olympic curling has gained a devoted following.
Separately, curling is the present participle of curl: She's curling her hair.
Small hard earth fragments
- broomBristled cleaning stick
- rinkEnclosed skating surface
- sliderAdjustable interface element
- pebbleWater-smoothed small rock
delivery · house · button · hammer · lead · second · skip · draw
Northern British nation
Traveling energy disturbances
- ringletsTubular hair curls
- permChemical hair curling
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
- ironElement twenty-six
styling · roller · spiral · bounce · volume · heat · barrel · wand
Create with pencil
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- takeoutRestaurant food for elsewhere
- peelOuter fruit layer
- raiseLift or increase
freeze · angle · hammer · double · come-around · wick · promotion · blanking
Looping around repeatedly
- spiralingCurving in widening circles
- twistingRotating with distortion
- windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous
- wrappingOuter covering material
looping · bending · unfurling · tendrils · scroll · ribbon · smoke · vine
Bristled cleaning stick
- brushingSweeping motion with bristles
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- polishingSmoothing by friction
- dragResistance through fluid
stroke · pad · fabric · head · pressure · timing · intensity · calling
Awards for achievement
- athletesSports competitors
- PyeongchangCounty in Gangwon Province
- BeijingChina's seat of government
- SochiRussian Black Sea resort
Vancouver · Torino · Nagano · gold · silver · bronze · competition · round-robin
stones
Small hard earth fragments
pebble · delivery · house · button · hammer · lead · second · skip · draw · guard
Scotland
Northern British nation
pond · loch · tradition · heritage · club · stones · granite
waves
Traveling energy disturbances
iron · styling · roller · spiral · bounce · volume · heat · barrel · wand · set
draw
Create with pencil
raise · freeze · angle · hammer · double · come-around · wick · promotion · blanking · steal
coiling
Looping around repeatedly
- spiralingCurving in widening circles
- twistingRotating with distortion
- windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous
wrapping · looping · bending · unfurling · tendrils · scroll · ribbon · smoke · vine · fern
broom
Bristled cleaning stick
- brushingSweeping motion with bristles
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- polishingSmoothing by friction
drag · stroke · pad · fabric · head · pressure · timing · intensity · calling · communication
medals
Awards for achievement
- athletesSports competitors
- PyeongchangCounty in Gangwon Province
- BeijingChina's seat of government
Sochi · Vancouver · Torino · Nagano · gold · silver · bronze · competition · round-robin · podium
- beautymakeup, cosmetics, lipstick, mascara, eyeliner
- OlympicsOlympics, Olympic Games, Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics, Olympic medal
- Canadamaple leaf, maple syrup, hockey, beaver, Ottawa
- Scottish culturebagpipes, kilts, tartan, haggis, Highland Games
- winter sportsskiing, skating, snowboarding, hockey, sledding
- hair stylingblow dryer, blow drying, blow-dry, flat iron, hair dryer
curlingstraightening
Making something not crooked
uncurling · flattening · unbending · uncoiling · extending
curlingspeed skating
Competitive ice racing sport
ice hockey · bobsled · luge · skeleton · alpine skiing
- curling upDrawing limbs inward
- curling ironHeated hair styling tool
- curling ribbon
- hair curlingShaping locks into waves
- curling tongsHeated hair-shaping device
- curling hairStrands forming spiral shapes
curlicue, curling iron, uncurling, curlicues, curlicued, curling irons, curling stones