Curl (Noun)

Meaning ¹

A strand or cluster of hair.

Classification

Nouns denoting body parts.

Synonyms

• Lock
• Whorl
• Ringlet

Hypernyms

• Hair

Hyponyms

• Forelock
• Dreadlock
• Sausage Curl
• Crimp

Related Words

• Curly (adjective)
• Curl (verb)

Meaning ²

A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals).

Classification

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.

Synonyms

• Curlicue
• Gyre
• Scroll
• Whorl
• Roll
• Ringlet
• Coil

Hypernyms

• Round Shape

Hyponyms

• Corolla
• Verticil
• Calyx

Related Words

• Curl (verb)

Meaning ³

American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933).

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Synonyms

• Robert F. Curl
• Robert Curl
• Robert Floyd Curl Jr.