coil vs whitecap

coil

noun
  • Any intrauterine device (Abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped. 

  • A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow. 

  • Entanglement; perplexity. 

  • A noise, tumult, bustle, or turmoil. 

  • Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral. 

  • A cylinder of clay. 

verb
  • To build a pot (etc) with clay coils. 

  • To wind cylindrically or spirally. 

  • To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece. 

  • To wind into loops (roughly) around a common center. 

whitecap

noun
  • A wave having a white crest; a breaker 

  • Any of several birds having a white patch on the head 

  • A member of a self-appointed vigilante committee that carried out lynchings. Some early ones wore white hoods or masks. 

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