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Meaning of Tendril | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈtɛn.dɹəl

Definitions

  1. A thin, spirally coiling stem that attaches a plant to its support.
  2. A hair-like tentacle.
  3. Anything shaped like a tendril or coil.
    broadly

Equivalents

العربية المحلاق محلاق
Bosanski rudež
Català circell
Čeština úponek
Deutsch Ranke Rebe
Esperanto ciro
Español cirro manecilla zarcillo
Suomi karhi kiipimäelin korkkiruuvi
Français cirre vrille
Gàidhlig ògan
Galego gabián
Hrvatski rudež
Magyar inda
Bahasa Indonesia carang sulur
Italiano cirro
한국어 덩굴손 덩굴줄기
Kurdî cirre çirre was
Latina pampinus
Te Reo Māori hihi
Nederlands rank
Polski kosmyk wąs
Português gavinha
Română cârcel
Русский усик
Српски rudež
Svenska klänge ranka
Türkçe asma bıyığı bıyık

Examples

“The Gourd, / And thirſty Cucumer, vvhen they perceive / Th' approaching Olive, vvith Reſentment fly / Her fatty Fibres, and vvith Tendrils creep / Diverſe, deteſting Contact; […]”
“Her blond hair was tied into a half up, half down style with face-framing tendrils.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

tendril perversion tendrillessness Tendrils Tendring tendron Tendruk

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