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curl·y

(kûr′lē)
adj. curl·i·er, curl·i·est
1. Having curls.
2. Having the tendency to curl.
3. Having a wavy grain: curly maple wood.

curl′i·ly adv.
curl′i·ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. curliness - (of hair) a tendency to curl
curvature, curve - the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
straightness - (of hair) lack of a tendency to curl
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Translations
تَجَعُّـد
kadeřavost
det
göndörség
hárliîun
kıvırcıklık

curl

(kəːl) verb
1. to twist or turn (especially hair) into small coils or rolls. My hair curls easily. krul يتَجَعَّد، يَفْتِل извивам (се) encaracolar kadeřit (se) locken krølle σγουραίνω rizar, enrollar kähardama, käharduma فرفری شدن؛ مجعد شدن kihartua friser לְסַלסֵל घुंघराला बनाना kovrčati göndörödik mengeriting krulla, liða arricciare, arricciarsi カールさせる 곱슬곱하게 되다 garbanoti(s), sukti(s) sprogoties; cirtoties; []sprogot; []cirtot melingkar krullen krølle, tvinne, rulle opp skręcać się ول ول کول ، ګور ګوټی کول encaracolar a (se) ondula завивать kučeraviť (sa) kodrati (se) kovrdžati se krulla, locka ม้วน kıvrılmak, kıvrım kıvrım olmak 捲曲 завивати(ся); витися گهنگهريال‍ے بنانا، موڑنا uốn quăn 卷曲
2. (sometimes with up) to move in curves; to bend or roll. The paper curled (up) at the edges. krul يَنْطوي، يَتَجعَّد накъдрям (се) enrolar zkroutit (se) sich rollen bøje στρίβω, διπλώνω enrollarse (rulli) keerduma حلقه شدن؛ تاب برداشتن kiertyä s'enrouler לְהִסתלסֵל तरंगित होना savijati se csavarodik menggulung bylgjast, vinda upp á sig arrotolarsi 丸まる 말리다 raitytis, susiraityti saritināt; saritināties bergulung krullen sno seg; krølle seg, rulle seg zawijać się حلقه کیدل encaracolar a se îndoi скручивать krútiť sa zviti se saviti se rulla ihop sig ม้วน kıvrılmak, bükülmek 卷起來 згорнутися جهك جانا، م‍ڑ جانا co tròn 卷起来
noun
1. a coil of hair etc. krul جَعْده، تَجْعيده къдрица caracol kudrlina die Locke krølle μπούκλα rizo kihar فر kihara boucle תלתל लट kovrča, uvojak göndörödő hajfürt bergulung hárlokkur, sveipur riccio, ricciolo 巻き毛 (머리 등의) 한 사리 garbana sproga; cirta gulungan krul hårlokk lok ګورګوټی caracol buclă локон kučera koder lokna [hår]lock ลอนผม kıvrım, bukle 捲髮等 кучер; закрутка بالوں کا لچها يا كن‍ڈل quăn 卷曲(头发等)
2. the quality of being curled. My hair has very little curl in it. krullerigheid تَجْعيد къдравост ondulação zkadeření die Locke krøl κατσάρωμα ondulación, rizo lokk پیچ و تاب kiharuus ondulation מְתוּלתַל घुंघराला बनने की विशेषता kovrčavost csavarodás ikal liðaður, krullaður ondulazione 巻き毛 곱슬 garbanotumas sprogainums; cirtainums ikal krul krøll, fall, bølge skręcający się w loki تاو او پیچ ondulação ondulaţie кудрявость kučeravosť kodravost kovrdžavost lockighet ลอน kıvrım, büklüm 捲曲性 кучерявість; хвилястість گهنگهريالاپن tóc xoăn 卷曲性
ˈcurler noun
an object round which hair is rolled to make it curl, fastened in the hair. kruller آلى تَجعيد الشَّعْر ролка rolo natáčka der Lockenwickler papillot; curlers μπικουτί rulo, bigudí lokirull ابزار فر کردن papiljotti rouleau מְסַלסֵל שֵיעָר घुघराले बाल बनाने का प्लास्टिक ट्यूब uvijač (haj)sütővas rol rambut krullujárn bigodino カーラー 컬 컬립 plaukų suktukas matu rullītis penggulung rambut krulspeld krøllspenne wałek do włosów د کورګوټی سامان rolo bigudiu бигуди natáčka navijač aparat za kovrdžanje papiljott, hårspole โรลม้วนผม bigudi 髮捲 бігуді گهنگهريالا بنانیوالا cái cuộn tóc 发卷,卷发器
ˈcurly adjective
curly hair. krullerig أجْعَد، مُتَجَعِّد къдрав encaracolado kadeřavý lockig krøllet σγουρός rizado lokkis مجعد؛ فرفری kiharat bouclé מסולסל घुंघराला, छल्लेदार kovrčav göndör keriting liðaður, krullaður riccio 巻き毛の 곱슬한 garbanotas, susiraitęs, riestas sprogains; cirtains; saritināts kerinting krullend krøllet, med fall, bølget kręcony ګورګوټی encaracolado buclat, ondulat кудрявый kučeravý kodrast kovrdžav lockig, krullig หยักศก kıvırcık, bukleli 捲曲的 кучерявий; хвилястий گهنگهريال‍ے بال quăn 卷曲的
ˈcurliness noun
krullerigheid تَجَعُّـد къдравина ondulação kadeřavost die Lockigkeit det, som er krøllet σγουράδα ondulación lokilisus پیچ؛ تاب kiharuus ondulation סלסול घुंघरालापन kovrčavost göndörség keriting, ikal hárliðun ondulazione 縮れ毛であること 곱슬 garbanotumas sprogainums; cirtainums kekerintingan krulligheid det som er krøllet/bølget/har fall kędzierzawość تاو او پیچ ondulação ondulaţie кудрявость kučeravosť kodravost kovrdžavost lockighet, krullighet ความโค้งงอ kıvırcıklık 捲曲 кучерявість گهنگهريالاپن tính quăn 卷曲
curl up
to move or roll into a position or shape. The hedgehog curled (itself) up into a ball. opkrul يلتَف، يلتوي свивам (се) на кълбо enrolar stočit (se) zusammenrollen krølle sig sammen κουλουριάζομαι acurrucarse, hacerse un ovillo rõngasse tõmbama خود را جمع کردن؛ چنبر زدن kiertyä se mettre en boule לְהִצטָנֵף अंगों को शरीर से सटाकर लेटना nakovrčati se, saviti se összegömbölyödik bergelung hringa sig, hnipra sig saman arricciarsi, raggomitolarsi 丸くなる (몸을)둥글게 하다, 웅크리다 susiriesti, susiraityti saritināt; saritināties menggulung oprollen krølle/krøke seg sammen zwijać się w kłębek را ټولول encaracolar-se a se încolăci, a se face covrig свертывать stočiť sa do klbka zviti se sklupčati se rulla (kura) ihop sig ม้วนตัว kıvrılmak, büzülmek 把身子捲曲起來 згорнутися; скрутитися موڑ كر كوئى شكل دينا، كوئى شكل بن جانا cuộn lại 把身子卷缩成一团
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