1. spiral - noun
· a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
Hypernym(s): curve, curved_shape
2. spiral - noun
· a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
Synonym(s): helix
Hypernym(s): curve, curved_shape
3. spiral - noun
· a continuously accelerating change in the economy
Hypernym(s): economic_process
4. spiral - noun
· ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
Synonym(s): volute
Hypernym(s): decoration, ornament, ornamentation
5. spiral - noun
· a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"
Synonym(s): coil, volute, whorl, helix
Hypernym(s): structure, construction
6. spiral - noun
· flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
Hypernym(s): rotation, rotary_motion
7. spiral - 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"
Hypernym(s): turn
8. spiral - verb
· form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain"
Hypernym(s): wind, twist, curve
9. spiral - verb
· move in a spiral or zigzag course
Synonym(s): corkscrew
Hypernym(s): turn
10. spiral - adjective
· in the shape of a coil
Synonym(s): coiling, helical, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate
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