curls

Wound hair strands

Curls are spiraling or coiling shapes, especially in hair.

Someone with naturally wavy hair has curls, while others use heat or rollers to create them.

The word extends to anything with that winding form: curls of smoke, wood curls from a plane.

In weightlifting, a curl is an exercise that bends the arm to lift weight toward the shoulder: bicep curls.

shape

spiral

Curve winding around center

  • helixSpiraling three-dimensional curve
  • coilWound circular arrangement
  • ringletSpiral lock of hair

whorl · corkscrew · loop · twist · tendril · scroll · volute · swirl · kink · convolution

hair

ringlets

Tubular hair curls

  • locksSecurity fastening devices
  • tressesLong flowing strands
  • permChemical hair curling

afro · frizz · bouncy · voluminous · coiffure · diffuser · rollers · twists · braids · coils

exercise

biceps

Upper arm flexors

sets · isolation · concentration · hammer · preacher · cable · supination · contraction · flexion · arm

wave

surf

Waves near shore

breakers · whitecap · ripple · undulate · surfboard · beach · barrel · tube · pipeline · breaking

salon

stylist

Hair or fashion expert

updo · layers · haircut · bangs · bob · shag · ponytail · bun · quiff · mullet

Categories
Opposites
shape/form

curlsstraight hair

Locks without curl or wave

straight lines · lines · flat hair · spikes · limp hair

movement/action

curlsstraightens

Makes not crooked

uncurls · uncoils · unfurls · extends · unwinds

Phrases
Family

curl, curly, curled, curling, curlers, curler, curlicue, curlier, uncurled

Familiarity
Top 5,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G