coil

/kˈɔɪl/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
   “a coil of rope”
2. a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
3. a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine
4. a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb
5. tubing that is wound in a spiral
6. reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit

verb

1. to wind or move in a spiral course
   “the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action”
2. make without a potter's wheel
   “This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels”
3. wind around something in coils or loops

Synonyms for coil

• spiral
• volute
• whorl
• helix
• roll
• curl
• curlicue
• ringlet
• gyre
• scroll
• gyrate
• handbuild
• hand-build
• loop

Antonyms of coil

• uncoil

Words that rhyme with coil

• spoil
• foil
• boil
• oil
• recoil
• soil
• broil
• turmoil
• gargoyle
• hydrofoil
• roil
• toil
• airfoil
• embroil
• parboil
• subsoil
• topsoil
• uncoil
• britoil
• coile
• coyle
• croyle
• doyle
• fermoyle
• foyle
• gatoil
• guilfoil
• hispanoil
• lukoil
• moyl