Covered vs Coil - What's the difference?
covered | coil |
Overlaid with or enclosed within something.
(figuratively) prepared for, or dealt with some matter
:I think that we have covered everything that was on the agenda
:With my insurance, I am covered for earthquake damage also
:(poker) Having more money available for betting than another player.
:: John has $100 on the table, while Jill only has $75. John has Jill covered .
(cover)
Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
* Washington Irving
Any intra-uterine contraceptive device (Abbreviation: IUD )—the first IUDs were coil-shaped.
(electrical) A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.
(figurative) Entanglement; perplexity.
To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.
To wind into loops (roughly) around a common center.
To wind cylindrically or spirally.
(obsolete, rare) To encircle and hold with, or as if with, coils.
A noise, tumult, bustle, or turmoil.
* 1594 , William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus , Act III:
* 1624 , John Smith, Generall Historie , in Kupperman 1988, p. 162:
* 1704 , Jonathan Swift, A Tale of a Tub :
As verbs the difference between covered and coil
is that covered is (cover) while coil is to wind or reel eg a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.As an adjective covered
is overlaid with or enclosed within something.As a noun coil is
something wound in the form of a helix or spiral or coil can be a noise, tumult, bustle, or turmoil.covered
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Adjective
(-)Synonyms
* See alsoAntonyms
* uncoveredVerb
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*coil
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) ; compare legend.Noun
(en noun)- the sinuous coils of a snake
- The wild grapevines that twisted their coils from tree to tree.
Synonyms
* (coil of conductive wire) inductorDerived terms
* coil spring * impedance coil * mosquito coil * Oudin coil * Tesla coilVerb
(en verb)- A simple transformer can be made by coiling two pieces of insulated copper wire around an iron heart.
- The sailor coiled the free end of the hawser on the pier.
- to coil a rope when not in use
- The snake coiled itself before springing.
Etymology 2
Origin unknown.Noun
(en noun)- If the windes rage, doth not the Sea wax mad, / Threatning the welkin with his big-swolne face? / And wilt thou haue a reason for this coile ?
- this great Savage desired also to see him. A great coyle there was to set him forward.
- they continued so extremely fond of gold, that if Peter sent them abroad, though it were only upon a compliment, they would roar, and spit, and belch, and piss, and f—t, and snivel out fire, and keep a perpetual coil , till you flung them a bit of gold [...].