coils
Because it is a word with a single syllable, coils is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofcoils
- Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
Example: "the sinuous coils of a snake"
- Any intrauterine device (Abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped.
- A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.
Synonyms: inductor
- Entanglement; perplexity.
- To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.
Example: "A simple transformer can be made by coiling two pieces of insulated copper wire around an iron heart."
- To wind into loops (roughly) around a common center.
Example: "The sailor coiled the free end of the hawser on the pier."
- To wind cylindrically or spirally.
Example: "The snake coiled itself before springing."
- To encircle and hold with, or as if with, coils.
- A noise, tumult, bustle, or turmoil.
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