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Quick definitions from WordNet (spiral)
▸ noun: flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
▸ noun: ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
▸ noun: a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at ever-greater distances from it
▸ noun: a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
▸ noun: a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
▸ verb: form a spiral ("The path spirals up the mountain")
▸ verb: to wind or move in a spiral course
▸ verb: move in a spiral or zigzag course
▸ adjective: in the shape of a coil
▸ Also see spirals
▸ Word origin
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▸ noun: flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
▸ noun: ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
▸ noun: a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at ever-greater distances from it
▸ noun: a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
▸ noun: a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
▸ verb: form a spiral ("The path spirals up the mountain")
▸ verb: to wind or move in a spiral course
▸ verb: move in a spiral or zigzag course
▸ adjective: in the shape of a coil
▸ Also see spirals
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to spiral
▸ Usage examples for spiral
▸ Idioms related to spiral (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing spiral
▸ Popular nouns described by spiral
▸ Words that often appear near spiral
▸ Rhymes of spiral
▸ Invented words related to spiral