trunk curl

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noun

another term for sit-upSee sit up (noun)

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Words nearby trunk curl

trundler, trundletail, trunk, trunk cabin, trunk call, trunk curl, trunk engine, trunkfish, trunkful, trunk hose, trunking

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How to use trunk curl in a sentence

In December, he did his first trunk shows in Paris and New York.
The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech|Liza Foreman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A declaration of candidacy signed by Cuomo was in the trunk of his car.
Mario Cuomo, a Frustrating Hero to Democrats, Is Dead at 82|Eleanor Clift|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The only surprise was the left collar point, which was allowed to curl.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I was a little nervous every time I took the camera out [of the trunk] that it would take me over,” he says.
From Fashion Player to Photographer Monk|Nina Strochlic|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The brainchild of a company called Sologic, the eTree looks like a basic tree with a wooden trunk.
Parks and Regeneration|The Daily Beast|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A few moments afterward he was seen dragging his own trunk ashore, while Mr. Hitchcock finished his story on the boiler deck.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
Robert assisted her into the hammock which swung from the post before her door out to the trunk of a tree.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Vunce I seen a feller–I hat some snakes here in algohol–unt dat feller he trunk de algohol.
Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher|Eleanor Gates
Indeed a child will sometimes complete the drawing by adding feet and hands before he troubles to bring in the trunk (see Fig. 8).
Children's Ways|James Sully
The arms, too, not uncommonly are spread out from the two sides of the trunk just as in the front view.
Children's Ways|James Sully