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spiral

/ spiral /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
Type of:
rotation rotary motion
Derived:
corkscrew
noun Sense 2
ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
Type of:
decoration ornament ornamentation
noun Sense 3
a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at ever-greater distances from it
Type of:
curve curved shape
Derived:
gyrate coil
verb Sense 4
form a spiral
"The path spirals up the mountain"
Type of:
wind curve
Derived:
helix
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
noun Sense 5
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
"a coil of rope"
Type of:
structure construction
Kinds of:
hank
Derived:
gyrate coil loop curl
noun Sense 6
a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
Type of:
curve curved shape
Kinds of:
double helix
verb Sense 7
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"
Type of:
turn
Derived:
coil whorl roll curl curlicue
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 8
move in a spiral or zigzag course
Type of:
turn
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
adjective satellite Sense 9
in the shape of a coil
Similar:
coiled
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
31
Times Searched
3
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rotation rotary motion decoration ornament ornamentation curve curved shape wind structure construction hank double helix