| burl | (noun) soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design | Synonyms: knot, slub |
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| (noun) a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree | - |
| (noun) the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer | - |
| (verb) remove the burls from cloth | - |
| churl | (noun) a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement | Synonyms: barbarian, boor, Goth, peasant, tike, tyke |
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| (noun) a bad-tempered person | Synonyms: crank, crosspatch, grouch, grump |
| (noun) a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend | Synonyms: niggard, scrooge, skinflint |
| curl | (noun) lock of hair in the shape of a spiral or curl | Synonyms: ringlet, whorl |
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| (noun) a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) | Synonyms: coil, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, roll, scroll, whorl |
| (verb) form a curl, curve, or kink | Synonyms: curve, kink |
| (verb) play the Scottish game of curling | - |
| (verb) twist or roll into coils or ringlets | Synonyms: wave |
| (verb) wind around something in coils or loops | Synonyms: coil, loop |
| (verb) shape one's body into a curl | Synonyms: curl up, draw in |
| furl | (verb) form into a cylinder by rolling | Synonyms: roll up |
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| hurl | (noun) a violent throw | Synonyms: cast |
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| (verb) utter with force; utter vehemently | Synonyms: throw |
| (verb) throw forcefully | Synonyms: cast, hurtle |
| (verb) make a thrusting forward movement | Synonyms: hurtle, lunge, thrust |
| purl | (noun) a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the righthand side | Synonyms: purl stitch |
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| (noun) gold or silver wire thread | - |
| (verb) make a murmuring sound | Synonyms: sough |
| (verb) embroider with gold or silver thread | - |
| (verb) edge or border with gold or silver embroidery | - |
| (verb) knit with a purl stitch | - |
| (verb) flow in a circular current, of liquids | Synonyms: eddy, swirl, whirl, whirlpool |
| uncurl | (verb) move out of a curled position | - |
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| unfurl | (verb) unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state | Synonyms: unroll |
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