The snake coils itself up.
Source: tatoeba (33912)
Coils
/kɔɪlz/
Synonyms for "coils" (14 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
7 entriesMore specific
10 entriescable coilcompression coil springinductor coilrope coilsolenoidspring coiltension coil springtorsion coil springtransformer windingwire coil
Collocations
11 entriescoil cablecoil ropecoil springcoil wirecoiling processelectrical coilinductor coilrope coilspiral coiltransformer windingwire coil
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Her hair hung in neat coils.
Source: tatoeba (309642)
His eyes were as red burning coals; long grey hair fell over his shoulders in matted coils; his garments, which were of antique cut, were soiled and ragged, and from his wrists and ankles hung heavy manacles and rusty gyves.
Source: tatoeba (5420512)
When lo! – the tale I shudder to pursue – / from Tenedos in silence, side by side, / two monstrous serpents, horrible to view, / with coils enormous leaning on the tide, / shoreward, with even stretch, the tranquil sea divide.
Source: tatoeba (6814573)
Showing 4 of 7 available sentences.