English vs curl

English

name
  • A town, the county seat of Crawford County, Indiana; named for Indiana statesman William Hayden English. 

  • A variety, dialect, or idiolect of spoken and or written English. 

  • The language originating in England but now spoken in all parts of the British Isles, the Commonwealth of Nations, North America, and other parts of the world. 

  • A male or female given name 

  • English language, literature, composition as a subject of study 

  • An English surname originally denoting a non-Celtic or non-Danish person in Britain. 

adj
  • English-language; of or pertaining to the language, descended from Anglo-Saxon, which developed in England. 

  • Of or pertaining to England. 

  • Of or pertaining to the people of England (to Englishmen and Englishwomen). 

  • Of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system of measure. 

  • Denoting a vertical orientation of the barn doors. 

  • Non-Amish, so named for speaking English rather than a variety of German. 

noun
  • Facility with the English language, ability to employ English correctly and idiomatically. 

  • The people of England, Englishmen and Englishwomen. 

  • Spin or sidespin given to a ball, especially in pool or billiards. 

  • A clear and readily understandable expression of some idea in English. 

  • The English term or expression for some thing or idea. 

  • The non-Amish, people outside the Amish faith and community. 

  • The English text or phrasing of some spoken or written communication. 

  • Synonym of language arts, the class dedicated to improving primary and secondary school students' mastery of English and the material taught in such classes. 

curl

noun
  • A spin making the trajectory of an object curve. 

  • Movement of a moving rock away from a straight line. 

  • {{ux|en|The curl of the vector field ⃑F(x,y,z) is the vector field operatorname curl,⃑F≡⃑∇⨯⃑F=((∂F_z)/(∂y)-(∂F_y)/(∂z),(∂F_x)/(∂z)-(∂F_z)/(∂x),(∂F_y)/(∂x)-(∂F_x)/(∂y)).}} 

  • The vector operator, denoted rm curl; or ⃑∇⨯⃑(·), that generates this field. 

  • Any exercise performed by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially those that train the biceps. 

  • A curved stroke or shape. 

  • Any of various diseases of plants causing the leaves or shoots to curl up; often specifically the potato curl. 

  • A pattern where the receiver appears to be running a fly pattern but after a set number of steps or yards quickly stops and turns around, looking for a pass. 

  • The vector field denoting the rotationality of a given vector field. 

  • The contrasting light and dark figure seen in wood used for stringed instrument making; the flame. 

  • A curving piece or lock of hair; a ringlet. 

verb
  • To cause to move in a curve. 

  • To shape (the brim of a hat) into a curve. 

  • To move in curves. 

  • To take part in the sport of curling. 

  • To twist or form (the hair, etc.) into ringlets. 

  • To exercise by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially of the biceps. 

  • To make into a curl or spiral. 

  • To assume the shape of a curl or spiral. 

  • To deck with, or as if with, curls; to ornament. 

  • To raise in waves or undulations; to ripple. 

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