coiled
adjectiveUK /kɔɪld/
US /kɔɪld/
Wound up in a circle or spiral shape.
The snake lay coiled on the warm rock.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Past tense of coil; to have wound something into loops.
She coiled the rope neatly on the deck.
3. Arranged in a series of rings or spirals, as a spring.
The coiled spring bounced back when released.
4. Formed into a tight curl, as hair or a wire.
He had thick, coiled hair.