noun
Meaning 1
One of a set of small cylindrical tubes used to curl hair.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hair roller
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
curler
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈkɜː(ɹ)lə(ɹ)/
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CMU ARPABET: K ER1 L ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A sportsman who plays curling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A pass or a shot of the ball which swerves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
Examples
- The captain sent a curler into the top corner of the net.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A wave which breaks with a barrel
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, surfing
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hair curler, roller, crimper
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mechanical device
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English curl Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English curler From curl + -er.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: curler — sportsman
- Czech: curlerka — sportsman
- Danish: curler — sportsman
- Danish: curlingspiller — sportsman
- Finnish: curlingin pelaaja — sportsman
- French: curleur — sportsman
- French: curleuse — sportsman
- Lithuanian: akménslydininkas — sportsman
- Lithuanian: akménslydininkė — sportsman
- Norwegian Bokmål: curler — sportsman
- Norwegian Bokmål: curlingspiller — sportsman
- Norwegian Nynorsk: curlar — sportsman
- Russian: кёрлинги́ст (kjorlingíst) — sportsman
- Russian: кёрлинги́стка (kjorlingístka) — sportsman
- Swedish: curlare — sportsman
- Swedish: curlingspelare — sportsman
- Ukrainian: керлінгі́ст (kerlinhíst) — sportsman
- Ukrainian: керлінгі́стка (kerlinhístka) — sportsman
- Czech: faleš — pass or shot
- Finnish: kierre — pass or shot
- German: Schlenzer — pass or shot
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