Alternativa stavningar

Synonymer

Uttal

  • UttalUS:
    • IPA: [kɔɪəl]
  • UK:
  • US:
Översättning
Substantiv
1.makara

Definitioner

Substantiv

  1. Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
  2. (now obsolete except in phrases) A noise, tumult, bustle, or turmoil.
  3. Any intra-uterine contraceptive device (Abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped.
  4. (electrical) A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.
  5. (figurative) Entanglement; perplexity.

Verb

  1. To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.
  2. To wind into loops (roughly) around a common center.
  3. To wind cylindrically or spirally.
  4. (obsolete, rare) To encircle and hold with, or as if with, coils.

Exempel

  • the sinuous coils of a snake
  • The wild grapevines that twisted their coils from tree to tree.
  • A simple transformer can be made by coiling two pieces of insulated copper wire around an iron heart.
  • The sailor coiled the free end of the hawser on the pier.
  • to coil a rope when not in use
  • The snake coiled itself before springing.
  • If the windes rage, doth not the Sea wax mad, / Threatning the welkin with his big-swolne face? / And wilt thou haue a reason for this coile?
  • this great Savage desired also to see him. A great coyle there was to set him forward.
  • they continued so extremely fond of gold, that if Peter sent them abroad, though it were only upon a compliment, they would roar, and spit, and belch, and piss, and f—t, and snivel out fire, and keep a perpetual coil, till you flung them a bit of gold [...].

Böjningsformer

PerfektparticipcoiledImperfektcoiled
PresensparticipcoilingPluralcoils
Tredje person singular indicativ presenscoilsTredje person singular indicativ presenscoileth

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