Curve
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Bent without angles; crooked; curved.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A gentle bend, such as in a road. A simple figure containing no straight portions and no angles; a curved line. A continuous map from a one-dimensional space to a multidimensional space. A one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional space. An algebraic curve; a polynomial relation of the planar coordinates. A one-dimensional continuum. (informal, usually in plural curves) The attractive shape of a woman's body.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To bend; to crook. To cause to swerve from a straight course. To bend or turn gradually from a given direction.
Example sentence: By playing games you can artificially speed up your learning curve to develop the right kind of thought processes.
Curl
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To cause to move in a curve.To make into a curl or spiral.To assume the shape of a curl or spiral.To move in curves.To take part in the sport of curlingTo exercise by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially of the biceps.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A piece or lock of curling hair; a ringlet.A curved stroke or shape.A spin making the trajectory of an object curve.Movement of a moving rock away from a straight line.Any exercise performed by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially those that train the biceps.The vector field denoting the rotationality of a given vector field.The vector operator, denoted \rm{curl}\; or \vec{\nabla}\times\vec{\left(\cdot\right)}, that generates this field.Any of various diseases of plants causing the leaves or shoots to curl up; often specifically the potato curl.
Example sentence: I'm really lucky in the sense that my hair holds curl awesomely well. It looks the same at 10 P.M. as it does at 10 A.M. One of my favorite products is Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray. I can get a lot of volume with it. I'm from the South - I like big hair.