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