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1 Curl -- rank: 1000

Curl definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary CURL, v.t. 1. To turn, bend or form into ringlets ... ripple. Seas would be pools, without the brushing air to curl the waves. CURL, v.i. 1. To bend in contraction; to shrink into ... to bend and sink. He curled down into a corner. CURL, n. 1. A ringlet of hair, or any thing of ... formed by leaves or flower petals) [syn: coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll] 2: American chemist who with ...

2 curl up -- rank: 758

curl up definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v 1: shape one's body into a curl; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in" [syn: curl up, curl, draw in] Merriam Webster's intransitive verb Date: 1840 to ... arrange oneself in or as if in a ball or curl < curl up by the fire > < curl up with a good ...

3 spit curl -- rank: 749

spit curl definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a spiral curl plastered on the forehead or cheek [syn: spit curl, kiss curl] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: probably from its being sometimes plastered down with saliva Date: 1831 a spiral curl that is usually plastered on the forehead, temple, or cheek Webster's 1913 Dictionary Spit curl Spit" curl` A little lock of hair, plastered in ...

4 Robert F. Curl -- rank: 730

Robert F. Curl definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: American chemist ... opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933) [syn: Curl, Robert Curl, Robert F. Curl, Robert Floyd Curl Jr.]

5 Robert Floyd Curl Jr. -- rank: 730

Robert Floyd Curl Jr. definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: American ... opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933) [syn: Curl, Robert Curl, Robert F. Curl, Robert Floyd Curl Jr.]

6 Robert Curl -- rank: 730

Robert Curl definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: American chemist ... opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933) [syn: Curl, Robert Curl, Robert F. Curl, Robert Floyd Curl Jr.]

7 pin curl -- rank: 718

pin curl definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a curl of hair made by dampening a strand of hair and curling it and holding the curl with a clip or bobby pin Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1896 a curl made usually by dampening a strand of hair with water ...

8 kiss curl -- rank: 718

kiss curl definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a spiral curl plastered on the forehead or cheek [syn: spit curl, kiss curl]

9 peach leaf curl -- rank: 695

peach leaf curl definitions Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1888 leaf curl of the peach that is caused by a fungus (Taphrina ...

10 leg curl -- rank: 695

leg curl definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an exercise ... to strengthen the flexor muscles of the leg [syn: leg curl, leg curling]

11 leaf curl -- rank: 695

leaf curl definitions Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1899 any of numerous ... Geminiviridae) and characterized by curling of leaves; especially peach leaf curl

12 sausage curl -- rank: 695

sausage curl definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a fat sausage-shaped curl

13 curl-cloud -- rank: 683

curl-cloud definitions Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. ( Meteor ...

14 Frizzle -- rank: 605

... definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary FRIZ'ZLE, v.t. To curl; to crisp; as hair. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v ... 1: fry something until it curls and becomes crisp 2: curl tightly; "crimp hair" [syn: crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up ... frizzled; frizzling) Etymology: probably akin to Old Frisian fr?sle curl Date: 1573 frizz, curl II. noun Date: 1613 a crisp curl III. verb (frizzled; frizzling) Etymology: 1fry + sizzle Date: 1839 transitive ... curls. 2 intr. (often foll. by up) (of hair etc.) curl tightly. --n. frizzled hair. Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn. ( ...

15 Ringlet -- rank: 564

... Dictionary RING'LET, n. 1. A small ring. 2. A curl; particularly, a curl of hair. Her golden tresses in wanton ringlets wav'd ... formed by leaves or flower petals) [syn: coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll] 2: a strand or cluster of hair [syn: lock, curl, ringlet, whorl] 3: a small ring 4: any of various ... noun Date: 1555 1. a small ring or circle 2. curl; especially a long curl of hair Oxford Reference Dictionary n. 1 a curly ...