curl

Definition

• n. American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933)
• v. form a curl, curve, or kink
• v. twist or roll into coils or ringlets
• v. play the Scottish game of curling

Word forms

Past tense

curled

Present participle

curling

Past participle

curled

Third person singular

curls

Example sentences

1. n.

   Her hair has a beautiful curl that makes her look elegant.

2. vt.

   I like to curl my hair before going out for a special occasion.

3. vi.

   The smoke began to curl up into the sky.