SPIRAL

(noun) flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
(noun) a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
"a coil of rope"
synonyms : coil , helix , volute , whorl
(noun) ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
synonyms : volute
(noun) a continuously accelerating change in the economy
(noun) a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
(noun) a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
synonyms : helix
(verb) to wind or move in a spiral course
"the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action", "black smoke coiling up into the sky", "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"
synonyms : coil , gyrate
(verb) move in a spiral or zigzag course
synonyms : corkscrew
(verb) form a spiral
"The path spirals up the mountain"
(adj.) in the shape of a coil
synonyms : coiling , helical , spiraling , turbinate , volute , voluted , whorled

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