spiral

/spˈaɪɹəl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
2. a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
3. a continuously accelerating change in the economy
4. ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
5. a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
   “a coil of rope”
6. flying downward in a helical path with a large radius

verb

1. to wind or move in a spiral course
   “the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action”
2. form a spiral
   “The path spirals up the mountain”
3. move in a spiral or zigzag course

adjective

1. in the shape of a coil

Synonyms for spiral

• helix
• volute
• coil
• whorl
• gyrate
• corkscrew
• coiling
• helical
• spiraling
• voluted
• whorled
• turbinate
• coiled

Words that rhyme with spiral

• antiviral
• viral
• beyerle
• byrle
• tyrell