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Meanings of curl in English

Russian
вихрь
Portuguese
rotacional
Spanish
rotacional
Catalan
rotacional
Wikidata

Differential operator describing the rotation at a point in a 3D vector field.

        вихрь
        Portuguese
        anel
        Catalan
        bucle
        Spanish
        onda

        A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

            anel
            Portuguese
            curvar
            Catalan
            arrissar-se

            Form a curl, curve, or kink.

                  curvar
                  Spanish
                  curl

                  Pattern run by a receiver in American football.

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                        Usage of curl in English
                        1
                        Which means what? I curl my only working hand into a fist.
                        Destroy Me
                        2
                        Smooth in your styling product, whether a curl cream or light oil.
                        Ebony
                        3
                        Good Friday Peach leaf curl strikes in the fruit and veg garden.
                        The Guardian
                        4
                        The simple but sinister question made Finian curl his lip in disgust.
                        The irish warrior
                        5
                        Pill occupied her time in putting her few straggling locks in curl-papers.
                        The Secret Passage
                        6
                        Gentry's study made her want to curl up with a book immediately.
                        Carrion comfort
                        7
                        On the contrary, the natural curl in his hair looks very good.
                        The Irish Times
                        8
                        Other tests include a two-minute step-up task and a 30-second arm curl.
                        Reuters
                        9
                        We love every kink, nap, and curl just the way they are.
                        Ebony
                        10
                        All the petals would curl up and go brown at the edges.
                        In the Wilderness
                        11
                        Her fingers curl and uncurl at the end of long, taut arms.
                        Hull zero three
                        12
                        She would like to curl his hair, and weave garlands in it.
                        The Damnation of Theron Ware
                        13
                        She saw it curl and wreathe itself against the cold blue east.
                        What Necessity Knows
                        14
                        Your tail has a nice little curl in it, almost like mine.
                        Squinty the Comical Pig: His Many Adventures
                        15
                        The contemptuous curl of her lip seemed silently to brave Michel Menko.
                        Prince Zilah — Volume 2
                        16
                        You might spare me and yourself that scornful curl of the lip.
                        Cleopatra — Volume 06
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                        Translations for curl
                        Curl through the time
                        Curl across language varieties
                        United States of America
                        Common
                        United Kingdom
                        Common
                        Ireland
                        Common