curler
noun
Simple meaning
A mechanical device made up of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkɝlɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it
“A woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight.”
One of a set of small cylindrical tubes used to curl hair.
soccer
A pass or a shot of the ball which swerves.
A sportsman who plays curling.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Rare
- Formality
- Technical
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it
Used this way, curler is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is an engineering use: it is a working term used for accuracy on the job.
“A woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight.”
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Technical/specialist writing
- Science
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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- “A woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight.”noun
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
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Form a curl, curve, or kink.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it.
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Synonyms
Sense: mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it
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