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coil
/kɔɪl/ · 4 letters · 4 distinct letters
- verb
to wind or move in a spiral course
the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action
- noun
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
a coil of rope
- noun
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
- noun
a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine
- noun
a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb