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Definitions for Coiled

[1] to wind into continuous, regularly spaced rings one above the other: to coil a wire around a pencil.
[2] to wind on a flat surface into rings one around the other: He coiled the rope on the deck.
[3] to gather (rope, wire, etc.) into loops: She coiled the garden hose and hung it on the hook.
[4] to form rings, spirals, etc.; gather or retract in a circular way: The snake coiled, ready to strike.
[5] to move in or follow a winding course: The river coiled through the valley.
[6] a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
[7] a single such ring.
[8] an arrangement of pipes, coiled or in a series, as in a radiator.
[9] a continuous pipe having inlet and outlet, or flow and return ends.
[10] Medicine/Medical . an intrauterine device.
[11] Electricity . a conductor, as a copper wire, wound up in a spiral or other form. a device composed essentially of such a conductor. ignition coil.
[12] Philately . a stamp issued in a roll, usually of 500 stamps, and usually perforated vertically or horizontally only. a roll of such stamps.
[13] to wind or gather (ropes, hair, etc) into loops or (of rope, hair, etc) to be formed in such loops
[14] (intr) to move in a winding course
[15] something wound in a connected series of loops
[16] a single loop of such a series
[17] an arrangement of pipes in a spiral or loop, as in a condenser
[18] an electrical conductor wound into the form of a spiral, sometimes with a soft iron core, to provide inductance or a magnetic field See also induction coil
[19] an intrauterine contraceptive device in the shape of a coil
[20] the transformer in a petrol engine that supplies the high voltage to the sparking plugs
[21] the troubles and activities of the world (in the Shakespearean phrase this mortal coil )

Words related to Coiled

coilhelicoid, tortile

Words nearby Coiled

coilcoiffure, coiffurist, coign, coign of vantage, coigne, coil, coil spring, coimbatore, coimbra, coin, coin box

Origin of Coiled

1First recorded in 1605–15; perhaps variant of cull

Other words from Coiled

coil·a·ble , adjective
coil·a·bil·i·ty , noun
un·coiled , adjective

Word origin for Coiled

C16: of unknown origin

Synonyms for Coiled

helicoid, tortile