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  • 71plait — n 1. braid, plat, pigtail, twist, queue, cue. 2. pleat, fold, plication, plicature, ruck; crease, line, wrinkle, ridge, groove, furrow, corrugation, crimp, flute, ruffle; gather, shirr, pucker, tuck, dart, v 3. braid, plat, pleat, weave, twill;… …

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  • 72roll — v 1. revolve, rotate, bowl, trundle, troll, tumble, somersault, somerset, turn, go around; (all of a vessel) pitch, lurch, haw, swing, toss, rock, incline, sway, lean; spin, gyrate, whirl, pivot, pirouette, wheel, reel, swirl, twirl, twiddle. 2.… …

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  • 73screw — n 1. bolt, pin, fastener, screw bolt, clamp; round head screw, flat head screw, oval head screw, Phillip s head screw, fillister head screw, metal screw, lag screw. 2. twist, turn, twirl, gyre, whorl; curl, curlicue, spiral, helix; corkscrew,… …

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  • 74swirl — v 1. whirl, eddy, gurge; swish around, move around, stir around, churn, agitate; circulate, rotate, turn, circumrotate, revolve, circumrevolve, circle, move in a circle, gyrate, spin around. 2. twist, spin, coil, spiral, convolute, convolve, roll …

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  • 75wind — I n 1. air, breeze, zephyr, stream of air, current of air, draft; puff, breath of air, wiffet, sough; inflow, indraft, inspiration, inrush; waft, gentle wind, light air, sea breeze, Naut. cat s paw. 2. gust, blast, squall, gale, flurry, flaw,… …

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  • 76convolute — con•vo•lute [[t]ˈkɒn vəˌlut[/t]] v. lut•ed, lut•ing, adj. 1) to coil up; form into a twisted shape 2) coiled or rolled up together or with one part over another • Etymology: 1690–1700; < L convolūtus, ptp. of convolvere to convolve con′vo•lute …

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  • 77convolvulus — con•vol•vu•lus [[t]kənˈvɒl vyə ləs[/t]] n. pl. lus•es, li [[t] ˌlaɪ[/t]] pln any of numerous twining or prostrate plants belonging to the genus Convolvulus, of the morning glory family, having trumpet shaped flowers • Etymology: 1545–55; < NL …

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  • 78coil — [n] thread that curls bight, braid, circle, convolution, corkscrew, curlicue, gyration, helix, involution, lap, loop, ring, roll, scroll, spiral, tendril, turn, twine, twirl, twist, whorl, wind; concept 436 coil [v] curl around, entwine convolute …

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  • 79convolute — [kän′və lo͞ot΄] adj. [L convolutus, pp. of convolvere: see CONVOLVE] rolled up in the form of a spiral with the coils falling one upon the other, as in leaves or shells; coiled vt., vi. convoluted, convoluting to wind around; coil convolutely adv …

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  • 80convolution — [kän΄və lo͞o′shən] n. [ML convolutio < L convolutus, pp. of convolvere: see CONVOLVE] 1. a twisting, coiling, or winding together 2. a convoluted condition 3. a fold, twist, or coil of something convoluted; specif., any of the irregular folds… …

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