coil

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
2. 2
   Any intrauterine device (abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped.
3. 3
   A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.
4. 4
   A cylinder of clay.
5. 5
   Entanglement; perplexity.
6. 6
   A noise, tumult, bustle, or turmoil.
7. 7
   A wad of cash.
8. 8
   Abbreviation of chemical oxygen-iodine laser.

Verb

1. 1
   To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.
2. 2
   To wind into loops (roughly) around a common center.
3. 3
   To wind cylindrically or spirally.
4. 4
   To build a pot (etc) with clay coils.
5. 5
   To encircle and hold with, or as if with, coils.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname.