Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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curl | Yes | No | Yes | No |
curve | Yes | No | Yes | No |
curl (noun) | curve (noun) |
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lock of hair in the shape of a spiral or curl | a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter |
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) | curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) |
the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface | |
a line on a graph representing data | |
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes |
curl (verb) | curve (verb) |
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form a curl, curve, or kink | form a curl, curve, or kink |
play the Scottish game of curling | turn sharply; change direction abruptly |
twist or roll into coils or ringlets | form an arch or curve |
wind around something in coils or loops | bend or cause to bend |
shape one's body into a curl | extend in curves and turns |