Curl

biographical name

ˈkər(-ə)l 

Robert Floyd 1933–2022 American chemist

Kids Definition

curl

1 of 2 verb

ˈkərl 

1

: to form into or grow in coils or ringlets

curled her hair

2

: to take or move in a curved form

smoke curling from the chimney

curl

2 of 2 noun

1

: a lock of hair that coils : ringlet

2

: a spiral or winding form : coil

3

: the state of being curled

4

: a hollow place under the crest of a breaking wave