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| curl |
When you curl something, you make it into a curved shape or ring. When someone curls their hair, they make many curved shapes or rings in it. [3/4 definitions] |
| curly |
having curls or tending to curl. |
| fist |
When you make a fist, you curl your fingers tightly into your hand. |
| hairstylist |
A hair stylist is a person whose job is to give style to people's hair. They do things like cut, curl, or braid hair. Sometimes they add color or add things to make the hair thicker or longer. They might use hairpins to hold the hair up on a person's head. |
| kink |
a tight curl or twist. [1/4 definitions] |
| lock2 |
a curl or piece of hair. [1/2 definitions] |
| permanent |
A permanent is a hair style that lasts for several months. When you get a permanent, they use chemicals to make your hair curl. [1/2 definitions] |
| pill bug |
a small animal that resembles an insect, but with more legs. Pill bugs have segmented bodies that they can curl into a ball. |
| scorpion |
A scorpion is a small animal with a narrow body and eight legs. It also has a tail that can curl up toward its head. Scorpions are in the same family of animals as spiders. They can sting, and they can be dangerous to people. Scorpions live mostly in warm, dry areas of the world. |
| set |
If someone sets your hair, they put things in it to arrange it or cause it to curl. Those things stay in your hair until your hair is dry or until some hours go by. Then the hair is combed out and styled in a certain way. [1/17 definitions] |
| somersault |
When you somersault, you curl up your body and roll head over heels either forward or backward. [1/2 definitions] |
| wave |
to be shaped in a series of curves; gently curl. [1/11 definitions] |
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