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SPIRAL

Definition:

[noun] a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at ever-greater distances from it
[noun] a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
Synonyms: helix
[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 structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"
Synonyms: coil, volute, whorl, helix
[noun] flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
[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: gyrate, coil
[verb] form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain"
[verb] move in a spiral or zigzag course
Synonyms: corkscrew
[adjective] in the shape of a coil
Synonyms: coiling, helical, ing, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate