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I was sued by a woman who claimed that she became pregnant because she watched me on television and I bent her contraceptive coil.
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Meaning of "coil" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COIL

From Old French coillir to collect together.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COIL

coil  [kɔɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COIL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Coil is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb coil in English.

WHAT DOES COIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of coil in the English dictionary

The first definition of coil in the dictionary is to wind or gather into loops or to be formed in such loops. Other definition of coil is to move in a winding course. Coil is also something wound in a connected series of loops.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COIL

PRESENT

Present
I coil
you coil
he/she/it coils
we coil
you coil
they coil
Present continuous
I am coiling
you are coiling
he/she/it is coiling
we are coiling
you are coiling
they are coiling
Present perfect
I have coiled
you have coiled
he/she/it has coiled
we have coiled
you have coiled
they have coiled
Present perfect continuous
I have been coiling
you have been coiling
he/she/it has been coiling
we have been coiling
you have been coiling
they have been coiling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I coiled
you coiled
he/she/it coiled
we coiled
you coiled
they coiled
Past continuous
I was coiling
you were coiling
he/she/it was coiling
we were coiling
you were coiling
they were coiling
Past perfect
I had coiled
you had coiled
he/she/it had coiled
we had coiled
you had coiled
they had coiled
Past perfect continuous
I had been coiling
you had been coiling
he/she/it had been coiling
we had been coiling
you had been coiling
they had been coiling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will coil
you will coil
he/she/it will coil
we will coil
you will coil
they will coil
Future continuous
I will be coiling
you will be coiling
he/she/it will be coiling
we will be coiling
you will be coiling
they will be coiling
Future perfect
I will have coiled
you will have coiled
he/she/it will have coiled
we will have coiled
you will have coiled
they will have coiled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been coiling
you will have been coiling
he/she/it will have been coiling
we will have been coiling
you will have been coiling
they will have been coiling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would coil
you would coil
he/she/it would coil
we would coil
you would coil
they would coil
Conditional continuous
I would be coiling
you would be coiling
he/she/it would be coiling
we would be coiling
you would be coiling
they would be coiling
Conditional perfect
I would have coil
you would have coil
he/she/it would have coil
we would have coil
you would have coil
they would have coil
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been coiling
you would have been coiling
he/she/it would have been coiling
we would have been coiling
you would have been coiling
they would have been coiling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you coil
we let´s coil
you coil
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to coil
Past participle
coiled
Present Participle
coiling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COIL


boil
bɔɪl
Boyle
bɔɪl
broil
brɔɪl
charbroil
ˈtʃɑːˌbrɔɪl
Doyle
dɔɪl
foil
fɔɪl
gargoyle
ˈɡɑːɡɔɪl
Hoyle
hɔɪl
oil
ɔɪl
recoil
rɪˈkɔɪl
soil
sɔɪl
spoil
spɔɪl
toil
tɔɪl
topsoil
ˈtɒpˌsɔɪl
trefoil
ˈtrɛfɔɪl
turmoil
ˈtɜːmɔɪl
voile
vɔɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COIL

coiffe
coiffed
coiffeur
coiffeuse
coiffing
coiffure
coiffured
coign
coign of vantage
coigne
coil spring
coilability
coiler
Coimbatore
Coimbra
coin
coin box
coin-op
coin-operated
coinable

WORDS THAT END LIKE COIL

aluminum foil
argan oil
burn the midnight oil
coconut oil
cooking oil
crude oil
essential oil
fuel oil
gas oil
heavy crude oil
motor oil
olive oil
palm oil
sunflower oil
sunflower seed oil
the good oil
the soil
tung oil
vegetable oil
virgin olive oil

Synonyms and antonyms of coil in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COIL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «coil» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of coil
convolute · curl · entwine · loop · snake · spiral · twine · twirl · twist · wind · wreathe

Translation of «coil» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COIL

Find out the translation of coil to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of coil from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «coil» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

一圈
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rollo
570 millions of speakers

English

coil
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कुंडली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لفائف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

катушки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rolo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কুণ্ডলী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rouleau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gegelung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rolle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

둥글게 감아 놓은 것
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Koil
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xôn xao
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுருள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुंडली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bobin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rotolo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cewka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

котушки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bobină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πηνίο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spoel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spole
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spole
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of coil

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COIL»

The term «coil» is very widely used and occupies the 11.162 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COIL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «coil» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «coil» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about coil

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «COIL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word coil.
1
Uri Geller
I was sued by a woman who claimed that she became pregnant because she watched me on television and I bent her contraceptive coil.
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Kary Mullis
Natural DNA is a tractless coil, like an unwound and tangled audiotape on the floor of the car in the dark.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COIL»

Discover the use of coil in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to coil and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mortal Coil (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 5)
Meet Skulduggery Pleasant: detective, sorcerer, warrior. Oh yes. And dead.
Derek Landy, 2010
2
The ULTIMATE Tesla Coil Design and Construction Guide
The only book available to cover the Tesla coil in so much detail The Ultimate Tesla Coil Design and Construction Guide is a one-stop reference covering the theory, design tools, and techniques necessary to create the Tesla coil using ...
Mitch Tilbury, 2007
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Immortal Coil
He is perhaps the ultimate human achievement: a sentient artificial life-form -- self-aware, self-determining, possessing a mind and body far surpassing that of his makers, and imbued with the potential to evolve beyond the scope of his ...
Jeffrey Lang, 2002
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Ceramics for Kids: Creative Clay Projects to Pinch, Roll, ...
Provides an introduction to clay and pottery, plus instructions for twenty-five projects using various methods, such as a pinch-and-coil Japanese tea bowl and a press-molded hanging bird bath.
Mary Ellis, 2004
5
Silver Wire Jewelry: Projects to Coil, Braid & Knit
Use simple techniques to create silver wire jewelry with sinuous forms, graceful lines, and inviting textures.
Irene From Petersen, 2004
6
The World of Physics
The two coils are called the primary coil and the secondary coil. Only when there is a change of current in the primary coil does an induced e. m.f. appear in the secondary coil. There are two ways of making the current in the primary coil ...
John Avison, 1989
7
Induction Coil: Theory and Applications
In many cases the currents, besides varying with time, are also variable along the wire owing to its distributed capacity a fact which is too often overlooked, with the consequence that erroneous state ments are sometimes made regarding ...
E. Taylor Jones, 2008
8
Slab, coil, and pinch: a beginner's pottery book
Thirteen different projects with complete directions introduce the three basic types of hand-built pottery.
Alice Thompson Gilbreath, 1977
9
Camping & Wilderness Survival: The Ultimate Outdoors Book
jrrtaineer's CoIL Form a bight D Uncoil the Wrap toward the closed about 30 cm last loop and end of the bight, binding the ( 1 2 inches) use it to wrap final wrap across itself to long with the around the lock it in place. Make 6 to starting end of ...
Paul Tawrell, 2006
10
Repairing Your Outdoor Power Equipment (Trade)
Light bulb does not light Magnetic field Light bulb lights Battery Magnetic field Switch closed FIGURE 7-6 Current flow in one coil creates a magnetic field around both coils. in circles. A coil is also called a winding. Induction is used in magneto ...
Jay Webster, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term coil is used in the context of the following news items.
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Video: LACUNA COIL's CRISTINA SCABBIA Gets Her Nose Pierced
A recap of LACUNA COIL singer Cristina Scabbia's visit to her piercer friend Filoz at the Primordial Pain Tattoo studio in Milan, Italy to get her ... «BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Jul 15»
2
Overkill x KangaROOS Coil R1 "Multi Woven" Release Date
They've now gotten back together to work on the Coil R1, and this time ... The Coil R1 is an easy-to-wear runner and getting a pair of these will ... «Complex, Jul 15»
3
John A. Coil
John A. Coil. 86, died on Sunday July 5. He was born on April 8, 1929 to Albert and Fern (Warner) Coil. On May 21, 1950, he married Virginia ... «Indianapolis Star, Jul 15»
4
COE Press to Supply Coil Feeding Line to Superior Roll Forming
Sterling Height, Mich. – COE Press Equipment announced that it has recently received its first coil feeding line order from Superior Roll Forming (Valley City, OH) ... «ThomasNet News, Jul 15»
5
Latest report on coil tubing market competitive strategies and …
Increase in shale gas projects coupled with new reserve discoveries is anticipated to prompt coil tubing market growth. Diverse coil tubing ... «WhaTech, Jul 15»
6
Flexible coil clamp meters
Made with narrow, flexible coil clamps, these new tools allow electricians to take accurate measurements in tight, awkward spots that are ... «Climate Control News, Jul 15»
7
'GTA 5' Ill-Gotten Gains Part 2 Release Date July 8: New Images …
The first image shows off the new off-road Coil Brawler. The update will also feature a Progen T20 supercar, an old school Vapid Chino coupe, ... «iDigitalTimes.com, Jul 15»
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LACUNA COIL: On-The-Road Footage From Recent Italian Shows
On-the-road footage from LACUNA COIL's Italian shows in L'Acquila (May 30) and Salerno (June 4) can be seen below. In a recent interview ... «BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Jul 15»
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Encore Capital Group Inc Bearish Signal Blair William & CoIl
Blair William & CoIl has filled a SC 13G/A form regarding Encore Capital Group Inc 42.38 0.00 % . Filing Link: 000114420415040820. Per Blair ... «OctaFinance.com, Jul 15»
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Addus Homecare Corp Blair William & CoIl Bought New Stake
Blair William & CoIl has filled a SC 13G/A form regarding Addus Homecare Corp 27.49 0.00 % . Filing Link: 000114420415040842. Per Blair ... «OctaFinance.com, Jul 15»

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