curl

(noun) a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals). Synonyms: coil, whorl, roll, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll.

(noun) American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933). Synonyms: Curl, Robert Curl, Robert F. Curl, Robert Floyd Curl Jr..

(noun) a strand or cluster of hair. Synonyms: lock, ringlet, whorl.

(verb) form a curl, curve, or kink. Synonyms: curve, kink. Examples: "The cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling."

(verb) shape one's body into a curl. Synonyms: curl up, draw in. Examples: "She curled farther down under the covers." "She fell and drew in."

(verb) wind around something in coils or loops. Synonyms: coil, loop.

(verb) twist or roll into coils or ringlets. Synonyms: wave. Examples: "Curl my hair, please."

(verb) play the Scottish game of curling.