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spiral

adjective
noun
- a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at ever-greater distances from it
- a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
Synonyms: helix - ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
Synonyms: volute
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: coil, gyrate - form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain"
- move in a spiral or zigzag course
Synonyms: corkscrew
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