Thesaurus results for HANK

hank

noun

Definition of hank

as in coil

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Recent Examples of hank Kim lets out a sob and a hank of Natalie’s hair clings to her tears. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025 There was no one else on the strand, the surf a sickly yellow foam bubbling between the matted black hanks of seaweed heaped on the beach. — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Apr. 2022 In one of its spreads, a burst of light on muddy asphalt abuts a jumble of walls and fences, rain pounding a limousine, and a spatter of paint with a hank of rope. — Leo Rubinfien, The New York Review of Books, 11 Feb. 2021 If a breeze is blowing, the air fills with the clamoring of jib hanks. — Joe Kloc, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019 Open the other days of the week, the Shaker Store sells hanks of yarn, Shaker seeds, herbal teas, and Shaker brooms. — Patricia Harris and David Lyon, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2018 One photograph from the era shows a woman standing in a village as two men forcibly restrain her wrists; a third man grabs a hank of her blonde hair, his scissors poised to hack it away. — Ann Mah, Time, 6 June 2018 The next morning, the police and Victoria’s parents found articles of the girl’s clothing and a bloody hank of hair on a road near a sand pit in Mahwah. — David Stout, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2017

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hank

Noun

Beyond its own career, Television became a key inspiration for Sonic Youth and Geese, which shared Television’s downtown panache and coils of guitar noise.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
Spring and fall are the best times to schedule a tune-up to address problems and have your coils cleaned.

— Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of coil

Noun

Meanwhile, film and TV shoot days in Hollywood’s historic home, Los Angeles, are in a spiral despite efforts being made to cut red tape and boost incentives offered to productions to shoot locally.

— Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2026
This adaptation spiral can continue even as economic and human losses mount.

— Tatiana Mitrova, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of spiral

Noun

The temple’s centerpiece, directly beneath the spire, is what’s known as the celestial room, which is meant to represent the beauty and serenity of Heaven.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026
Each of the bed’s four posts is crowned with a castle-like turret and metal starburst spire.

— Francesca Perry, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of spire

Noun

Buffington placed it on a binder and tried to separate the paper’s furls.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2026
Pirate Yakuza proverbial monkey’s paw furls on providing a thrilling pirate life and crime simulator at the expense of a more coherent or emotional story.

— Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025

Definition of furl

Noun

After a couple of circles and twirls, Morant came face to face with Lillard near midcourt.

— Jason Quick, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Inside a historic church on Park Avenue, two dancers clothed in blue-and-pink brocade twirl up and down the aisles to a string-heavy soundtrack.

— Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 26 June 2026

Definition of twirl

Noun

If you’re stretched too thin to decorate indoors, adding a wreath to your front door is an easy way to add curb appeal, plus a little cheer, in five minutes flat.

— Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2026
According to The Court Jeweller, the actual earrings intended to match Diana’s South Sea pearl necklace weren’t finished at the time of the Swan Lake performance, causing Diana to wear a different pair of laurel wreath diamond earrings to the event.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 Oct. 2026