coil
noun
[ kɔɪl ]
• a length of something wound in a joined sequence of concentric rings.
• "a coil of rope"
coil
verb
• arrange (something long and flexible) in a coil.
• "he began to coil up the heavy ropes"
Similar:
wind,
loop,
twist,
curl,
curve,
bend,
twine,
entwine,
snake,
spiral,
corkscrew,
wreathe,
meander,
convolute,
Origin:
early 16th century (as a verb): from Old French coillir, from Latin colligere ‘gather together’ (see collect1).
coil
noun
• a confusion or turmoil.
Origin:
mid 16th century: of unknown origin.
