spiral
adjective
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in the shape of a coilwhorled
noun
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flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
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a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loopscoilwhorlhelix
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ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
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a continuously accelerating change in the economy
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a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
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a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant anglehelix
verb
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to wind or move in a spiral coursecoilgyrate
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move in a spiral or zigzag coursecorkscrew
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form a spiral“The path spirals up the mountain”