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41coil — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. spiral, curl, roll, winding, circle, convolution. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. ring(s), turn, winding, spiral, helix, whorl, convolution, twine, twist, twirl, lap, loop, curl, curlicue, bight, corkscrew,… …
42slither — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. slink, sinuate, worm; crawl, creep; slide, slip. See smoothness, descent. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. slink, coast, glide; see slide 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. slip, slide, sneak, crawl, *belly …
43sin|u|at|ed — «SIHN yu AY tihd», adjective. = sinuate. (Cf. ↑sinuate) …
44sin´u|ous|ness — sin|u|ous «SIHN yu uhs», adjective. 1. having many curves or turns; winding: »The motion of a snake is sinuous. I have sinuous shells of pearly hue (Walter S. Landor). SYNONYM(S): serpentine. 2. indirect; devious; roundabout …
45sin´u|ous|ly — sin|u|ous «SIHN yu uhs», adjective. 1. having many curves or turns; winding: »The motion of a snake is sinuous. I have sinuous shells of pearly hue (Walter S. Landor). SYNONYM(S): serpentine. 2. indirect; devious; roundabout …
46sin|u|ous — «SIHN yu uhs», adjective. 1. having many curves or turns; winding: »The motion of a snake is sinuous. I have sinuous shells of pearly hue (Walter S. Landor). SYNONYM(S): serpentine. 2. indirect; devious; roundabout …
47arced arched arching arciform arcuate bowed — curved curved adj. 1. not straight; having or marked by curves. Opposite of {straight}. Note: [Narrower terms: {arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate, bowed}; {falcate, sickle shaped}; {flexuous}; {incurvate, incurved}: {recurved, recurvate}; …
48Bocconia frutescens — Parrot Par rot (p[a^]r r[u^]t), n. [Prob. fr. F. Pierrot, dim. of Pierre Peter. F. pierrot is also the name of the sparrow. Cf. {Paroquet}, {Petrel}, {Petrify}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) In a general sense, any bird of the order {Psittaci}. [1913 Webster] 2 …
49Carolina parrot — Parrot Par rot (p[a^]r r[u^]t), n. [Prob. fr. F. Pierrot, dim. of Pierre Peter. F. pierrot is also the name of the sparrow. Cf. {Paroquet}, {Petrel}, {Petrify}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) In a general sense, any bird of the order {Psittaci}. [1913 Webster] 2 …
50curved — adj. 1. not straight; having or marked by curves. Opposite of {straight}. Note: [Narrower terms: {arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate, bowed}; {falcate, sickle shaped}; {flexuous}; {incurvate, incurved}: {recurved, recurvate};… …
