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uncoiled

uncoiled

3.9
Not curled after being twisted, like a rope or wire
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈkɔɪld/
translation icon : desenrollado
  • He carefully uncoiled the rope before starting to tie the knots for the camping tent.

Examples

  • We bellied and crept through shaggy side grass to the uncoiled hose and faucet for water, warm and quiet as we watched it stiffen the hose and spill out.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Well's checking off each purchase on her uncoiled shopping list.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • The gift of her child was that, in his presence, life lengthened and uncoiled.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • And much of the hair on the loud music seemed groomed, brushed, uncoiled, and thin.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The garden hose lay uncoiled on the ground, ready for use after a long winter.

  • After being removed from the box, the rubber mat was uncoiled and laid flat on the floor.

Synonyms

straight
vsuncoiled
442 1.0

In a direct line without curves or bends

applies specifically to items straightened out from a coiled or curled form
uncurled
vsuncoiled
2.7

Opened out from a coil and lying straight

is used for items specifically straightened from coils or curls
untwisted
vsuncoiled
2.7

Straight again after being wrapped or knotted

refers to being straightened after being coiled or curled
uncurved
vsuncoiled
4.9

Straight or flat with no curves

focuses on things straightened from a coil rather than just lacking curves

Antonyms

coiled
1 4.3

Shaped like tight rings or spirals

How Uncoiled

straight
442 1.0
uncoiled
3.9
coiled
1 4.3

Surface Forms

uncoiled positive

Morphology

uncoiled = uncoil (transparent) = un + coil + ed

Standard past-participial adjective formed from the verb 'uncoil' with productive negation 'un-' and the adjectival suffix '-ed', so the meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

Uncoiled is made of the prefix un- meaning 'not' and coil meaning 'to wind into a round shape', like a coiled spring or a telephone cord. So uncoiled means 'straightened out' from that wind or twist.