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English adjective: spiral | |||
| 1. | spiral in the shape of a coil | ||
| Synonyms | coiling, helical, spiraling, turbinate, volute, voluted, whorled | ||
| Similar | coiled | ||
| Antonyms | uncoiled, straight | ||
English noun: spiral | |||
| 1. | spiral (shape) a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | curve, curved shape | ||
| 2. | spiral (shape) a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle | ||
| Synonyms | helix | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | curve, curved shape | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | double helix | ||
| 3. | spiral (process) a continuously accelerating change in the economy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | economic process | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | deflationary spiral, inflationary spiral | ||
| 4. | spiral (artifact) ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center | ||
| Synonyms | volute | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decoration, ornament, ornamentation | ||
| 5. | spiral (artifact) a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops | ||
| Samples | A coil of rope. | ||
| Synonyms | coil, helix, volute, whorl | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | construction, structure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hank | ||
| 6. | spiral (act) flying downward in a helical path with a large radius | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rotary motion, rotation | ||
English verb: spiral | |||
| 1. | spiral (motion) to wind or move in a spiral course | ||
| Samples | 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 | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | turn | ||
| 2. | spiral (stative) form a spiral | ||
| Samples | The path spirals up the mountain. | ||
| Examples | The wires spiral around the stick | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | curve, twist, wind | ||
| 3. | spiral (motion) move in a spiral or zigzag course | ||
| Synonyms | corkscrew | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | turn | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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