Coiled (Adjective)
Meaning
Curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals); "a coiled snake ready to strike"; "the rope lay coiled on the deck".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The snake's body remained coiled as it prepared to strike its unsuspecting prey.
- She wore her hair in a coiled fashion that framed her face with a delicate yet striking display of elegance.
- The rope lay coiled on the deck, waiting to be used by the sailors to moor the ship.
- The metal spring was carefully coiled within the toy to provide maximum elastic potential energy.
- In the stillness of the forest, the cattles' coiled horns glinted menacingly in the dim light.