curve (verb)
121ring — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. encircle, girdle, environ, encompass, hem in; toll, chime, clang, peal, tinkle; resound, reverberate, reecho. See sound. n. circlet, circle, annulet, hoop, signet, girdle; machine, gang, clique;… …
122curl — curl1 [ kɜrl ] verb ** 1. ) curl or curl up intransitive or transitive to form a curved or round shape, or give something this shape: Jane had short hair curling around her face. As she talked, she curled a strand of hair on one finger. Sam s… …
123slice — slice1 [ slaıs ] noun count ** 1. ) a flat piece of food that has been cut from something larger: Cut the bread into thick slices. lemon slices slice of: a slice of bread/cake/ham/cheese 2. ) slice of INFORMAL a part or share of something: We re… …
124spiral — [[t]spa͟ɪ͟ərəl[/t]] spirals, spiralling, spiralled (in AM, use spiraling, spiraled) 1) N COUNT A spiral is a shape which winds round and round, with each curve above or outside the previous one. ADJ GRADED: ADJ n Spiral is also an adjective. ...a …
125hook — /hʊk / (say hook) noun 1. a curved or angular piece of metal or other firm substance catching, pulling, or sustaining something. 2. a fishhook. 3. that which catches; a snare; a trap. 4. something curved or bent like a hook, as a mark or symbol,… …
126loop — I. /lup / (say loohp) noun 1. a folding or doubling of a portion of a cord, lace, ribbon, etc., upon itself, so as to leave an opening between the parts. 2. anything shaped more or less like a loop, as a line drawn on paper, a part of a letter, a …
127in|cur|vate — «adjective. ihn KUR viht, vayt; verb. ihn KUR vayt», adjective, verb, vat|ed, vat|ing. –adj. curving inward. –v.t., v.i. to turn from a straight line or course; curve or bend inward; curve. ╂[< Latin incurvātus, past participle of incurvāre;… …
128List of gairaigo and wasei-eigo terms — This is a selected list of gairaigo, Japanese words originating or based on foreign language (generally Western) terms, including wasei eigo (Japanese pseudo Anglicisms). Many derive from Portuguese, due to Portugal s early role in Japanese… …
