Definition of curls in English

Wiktionary

curls (Noun)
Plural of curl.
curls (Noun)
Specifically, a body of curly hair on someone's head.

Part of speech

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curls, verb, present, 3rd person singular of curl (infinitive).
curls, noun, plural of curl.

WordNet

Noun
curl - American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933)
		Robert Curl, Robert F. Curl, Robert Floyd Curl Jr.
curl - a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
		coil, whorl, roll, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll
		round shape a shape that is curved and without sharp angles
		corolla (botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth; "we cultivate the flower for its corolla"
		calyx (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green
curl - a strand or cluster of hair
		lock, ringlet, whorl
		hair a filamentous projection or process on an organism
		coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle, coif the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
		sausage curl a fat sausage-shaped curl
		forelock a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears
		crimp a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled
Verb curls, curling, curled
curl - form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"
		curve, kink
		flex, bend, deform, twist, turn cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"
		change surface undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface
curl - twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"
		wave
		twist twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days"
		frizz, kink up, crape, crimp, frizzle, kink cover or drape with crape; "crape the mirror"
curl - play the Scottish game of curling
		play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
		athletics, sport participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity
curl - wind around something in coils or loops
		coil, loop
		uncoil unwind or untwist
		twine, wrap, wind, roll make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope"
curl - shape one's body into a curl; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in"
		curl up, draw in
		flex, bend cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"

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Wiktionary

curl (Noun)
A piece or lock of curling hair; a ringlet.
curl (Noun)
A curved stroke or shape.
curl (Noun)
A spin making the trajectory of an object curve.
curl (Noun)
Movement of a moving rock away from a straight line.
curl (Noun)
Any exercise performed by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially those that train the biceps.
curl (Noun)
The vector field denoting the rotationality of a given vector field.
curl (Noun)
The vector operator, denoted \rm{curl\; or \vec{\nabla\times\vec{\left\cdot\right, that generates this field.
curl (Noun)
Any of various diseases of plants causing the leaves or shoots to curl up ; often specifically the potato curl .
curl (Noun)
The contrasting light and dark figure seen in wood used for stringed instrument making; the flame.
curl (Verb)
To cause to move in a curve.
curl (Verb)
To make into a curl or spiral.
curl (Verb)
To assume the shape of a curl or spiral.
curl (Verb)
To move in curves.
curl (Verb)
To take part in the sport of curling.
curl (Verb)
To exercise by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially of the biceps.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

curl (n.)
To twist or form into ringlets; to crisp, as the hair.
curl (n.)
To twist or make onto coils, as a serpent's body.
curl (n.)
To deck with, or as with, curls; to ornament.
curl (n.)
To raise in waves or undulations; to ripple.
curl (n.)
To shape (the brim) into a curve.
curl (v. i.)
To contract or bend into curls or ringlets, as hair; to grow in curls or spirals, as a vine; to be crinkled or contorted; to have a curly appearance; as, leaves lie curled on the ground.
curl (v. i.)
To move in curves, spirals, or undulations; to contract in curving outlines; to bend in a curved form; to make a curl or curls.
curl (v. i.)
To play at the game called curling.
curl (v.)
A ringlet, especially of hair; anything of a spiral or winding form.
curl (v.)
An undulating or waving line or streak in any substance, as wood, glass, etc.; flexure; sinuosity.
curl (v.)
A disease in potatoes, in which the leaves, at their first appearance, seem curled and shrunken.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

curl
To twist or roll into coils, spirals or ringlets.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

curl
kurl, v.t. to twist into ringlets: to coil.—v.i. to shrink into ringlets: to rise in undulations: to writhe: to ripple: to play at the game of curling.—n. a ringlet of hair, or what is like it: a wave, bending, or twist.—adjs. Curled; Curled′-pate (Shak.), having curled hair.—ns. Curl′er, one who, or that which, curls: a player at the game of curling; Curl′icue, a fantastic curl; Curl′iewurlie (Scot.), any fantastic round ornament; Curl′iness; Curl′ing, a game, common in Scotland, consisting in hurling heavy smooth stones along a sheet of ice.—ns.pl. Curl′ing ī′rons, Curl′ing-tongs, an iron instrument used for curling the hair.—n. Curl′ing-stone, a heavy stone with a handle, used in curling.—adjs. Curl′y, having curls: full of curls; Curl′y-head′ed. [M. E. crull; Dut. krullen, Dan. krolle, to curl.]