Coil: alternatives and connections

Armor; whatever is worn or used for the protection and defense of the body, esp. the protective outfit of some animals and plants.

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The covering of a flower. See Flower.

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To render unable to breathe by filling, pressing upon, or squeezing the windpipe; to stifle; to suffocate; to strangle.

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One who, or that which, condenses.

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The inner envelope of a flower; the part which surrounds the organs of fructification, consisting of one or more leaves, called petals. It is usually…

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A parcel consisting of two or more skeins of yarn or thread tied together.

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The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the c…

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First in order of time or development or in intention; primitive; fundamental; original.

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Suceeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, rank, rank, etc.; not primary; subordinate; not of the first order or rate.

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An electrodynamic spiral having the conjuctive wire turned back along its axis, so as to neutralize that component of the effect of the current which…

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A circle either of leaves or flowers about a stem at the same node; a whorl.

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The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.

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A place or establishment where iron or other metals are wrought by heating and hammering; especially, a furnace, or a shop with its furnace, etc., wh…

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A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.

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A spot; a blemish; a mole.

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Crumbling, soft, friable earth; esp., earth containing the remains or constituents of organic matter, and suited to the growth of plants; soil.

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That which prevents; -- incorrectly used instead of preventive.

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Going before; preceding.

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To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surfac…

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To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to.

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The act of building; the practice of erecting buildings; construction.

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One who, or that which, transforms. Specif. (Elec.), an apparatus for producing from a given electrical current another current of different voltage.

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A hollow cylinder, of any material, used for the conveyance of fluids, and for various other purposes; a pipe.

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of Tube

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To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round, either partially, wh…

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A twist; a convolution.

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To turn completely, or with repeated turns; especially, to turn about something fixed; to cause to form convolutions about anything; to coil; to twin…

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Exertion of strength or faculties; physical or intellectual effort directed to an end; industrial activity; toil; employment; sometimes, specifically…

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To snatch up; transport; -- chiefly used in the p. p. wrapt.

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Winding or coiled round; curved into a circle; taking a circular course.

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Winding or coiled round; curved into a circle; taking a circular course.

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Winding or circling round a center or pole and gradually receding from it; as, the spiral curve of a watch spring.

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Winding or circling round a center or pole and gradually receding from it; as, the spiral curve of a watch spring.

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A spiral scroll which forms the chief feature of the Ionic capital, and which, on a much smaller scale, is a feature in the Corinthian and Composite…

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A spiral scroll which forms the chief feature of the Ionic capital, and which, on a much smaller scale, is a feature in the Corinthian and Composite…

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To twist or form into ringlets; to crisp, as the hair.

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Winding or coiled round; curved into a circle; taking a circular course.

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A circular motion, or a circle described by a moving body; a turn or revolution; a circuit.

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A nonplane curve whose tangents are all equally inclined to a given plane. The common helix is the curve formed by the thread of the ordinary screw.…

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A mass of iron in a pasty condition gathered into a ball for the tilt hammer or rolls.

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A small ring; a small circle; specifically, a fairy ring.

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To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surfac…

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A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll; a schedule; a list.

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Winding or circling round a center or pole and gradually receding from it; as, the spiral curve of a watch spring.

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A spiral scroll which forms the chief feature of the Ionic capital, and which, on a much smaller scale, is a feature in the Corinthian and Composite…

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A circle of two or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.

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To unwind or open, as a coil of rope.

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To unwind or open, as a coil of rope.

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