coil in WordNet English dictionary

1. a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
   "a coil of rope"
   coil  spiral  volute  whorl  helix 
   
2. reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit
   coil 
   
3. tubing that is wound in a spiral
   coil 
   
4. a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb
   coil 
   
5. a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine
   coil 
   
6. a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
   coil  whorl  roll  curl  curlicue  ringlet  gyre  scroll 
   

1. wind around something in coils or loops
   coil  loop  curl 
   
2. make without a potter's wheel
   "This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels"
   handbuild  hand-build  coil 
   
3. to wind or move in a spiral course
   "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"
   gyrate  spiral  coil