curl /kûrl/

1. To twist into ringlets
2. To coil
3. To cause to move in a curve
4. To ripple

1. To grow in or shrink into ringlets
2. To move in curves
3. To writhe
4. To ripple
5. To eddy
6. To play at the game of curling

1. A ringlet of hair, or something resembling it
2. A wave, bending or twist
3. An eddy
4. A plant disease in which leaves curl
5. A curled condition

curled adjective

curlˈer noun

1. Someone or something that curls
2. A player at the game of curling

curlˈiness noun

curlˈing noun

A game played on ice, esp common in Scotland, in which two teams slide a series of heavy smooth stones with the aim of reaching a target circle and/or dislodging the opposing team's stone(s) already in the circle

curlˈy adjective (curlˈier; curlˈiest)

1. Having curls
2. Full of curls
3. (of a problem) difficult to solve (Aust and NZ inf)

curledˈ-pate adjective (Shakespeare)

Having curled hair

curling irons plural noun

Another name for curling tongs

curling pond noun

A pond on which curling is played

curlˈing-stone noun

A heavy smooth stone with a handle, used in the game of curling

curling tongs plural noun

An instrument consisting of a heated rod (round which hair is wound) and a hinged plastic or metal grip, used for curling the hair

curlˈpaper noun

A strip of paper round which the hair is twisted to give it curl

curlˈy-greens plural noun

Kale

curlˈy-headed adjective

curl one's lips

To sneer

• make the best of one's way
• make the cut
• make the feathers fly
• make the grade
• make the most of
• make the mouth water
• make the pace
• make the rounds
• make the running
• make things hum
• make tick
• make time
• make tracks
• make tracks for
• makeunder
• make unready
• make up
• make-up
• make up leeway
• make up one's mind
• make-ups
• make up to
• make use of
• make war
• make water