curl

/kɜrl/ n [C/U]

Definition

› a piece of hair having a curving shape, like part of a circle, or something else having a circular shape: [C] He loved that dark curl at the back of her neck. [C] We watched the curls of smoke rise from his pipe.

(Definition of curl n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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curiosity n INTEREST
curiosity n STRANGE OBJECT
curious adj INTERESTED
curious adj UNUSUAL
curiously adv
curl n
curl up phrasal verb
curl v
curler n 1
curler n 2
curling n

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