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Curling Common

Curling has 5 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target

"The team cheered loudly after their final stone successfully curled into the center of the house, winning the curling match."

2

The action or motion of something that curls or is curled.

"The curling edges of the old carpet made it difficult to pull up without ripping the backing."

Verb
1

present participle of curl

"The heat from the fire made her long hair start curling around her shoulders."

Adjective
1

(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl

"After applying the heatless rollers overnight, she woke up with her hair perfectly curling around her face."

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"The local curling family has lived on that hillside for three generations."

See Also
roaring game cashspiel curl bonspiel winter sport ice tee house
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
game
Rhyming Words
ing ging ying sing ling xing ting zing fing hing qing ving ring jing ping king ning oing ding ming
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