SPIRAL as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
   Hypernyms(s) spiral is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rotation (what does rotation mean?)
   • rotary motion (what does rotary motion mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • corkscrew (what does corkscrew mean?)
   • spiral (what does spiral mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
   Synonym(s)
   • coil (what does coil mean?)
   • helix (what does helix mean?)
   • volute (what does volute mean?)
   • whorl (what does whorl mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a coil of rope
   Hypernyms(s) spiral is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • structure (what does structure mean?)
   • construction (what does construction mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • hank (what does hank mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • gyrate (what does gyrate mean?)
   • spiral (what does spiral mean?)
   • coil (what does coil mean?)
   • gyrate (what does gyrate mean?)
   • spiral (what does spiral mean?)
   • coil (what does coil mean?)
   • coil (what does coil mean?)
   • loop (what does loop mean?)
   • curl (what does curl mean?)
3. Meaning
   • ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
   Synonym(s)
   • volute (what does volute mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) spiral is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • decoration (what does decoration mean?)
   • ornament (what does ornament mean?)
   • ornamentation (what does ornamentation mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at ever-greater distances from it
   Hypernyms(s) spiral is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • curve (what does curve mean?)
   • curved shape (what does curved shape mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • spiral (what does spiral mean?)
   • gyrate (what does gyrate mean?)
   • spiral (what does spiral mean?)
   • coil (what does coil mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
   Synonym(s)
   • helix (what does helix mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) spiral is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • curve (what does curve mean?)
   • curved shape (what does curved shape mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • double helix (what does double helix mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • spiral (what does spiral mean?)

SPIRAL as VERB

1. Meaning
   • to wind or move in a spiral course
   Synonym(s)
   • coil (what does coil mean?)
   • gyrate (what does gyrate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) spiral is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • turn (what does turn mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • coil (what does coil mean?)
   • whorl (what does whorl mean?)
   • roll (what does roll mean?)
   • curl (what does curl mean?)
   • curlicue (what does curlicue mean?)
   • ringlet (what does ringlet mean?)
   • gyre (what does gyre mean?)
   • scroll (what does scroll mean?)
   • coil (what does coil mean?)
   • spiral (what does spiral mean?)
   • volute (what does volute mean?)
   • whorl (what does whorl mean?)
   • helix (what does helix mean?)
   • coil (what does coil mean?)
   • spiral (what does spiral mean?)
   • volute (what does volute mean?)
   • whorl (what does whorl mean?)
   • helix (what does helix mean?)
   • spiral (what does spiral mean?)
   • gyration (what does gyration mean?)
   • whirling (what does whirling mean?)
2. Meaning
   • move in a spiral or zigzag course
   Synonym(s)
   • corkscrew (what does corkscrew mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) spiral is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • turn (what does turn mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • spiral (what does spiral mean?)
3. Meaning
   • form a spiral
   Usage Example(s)
   • The path spirals up the mountain
   Hypernyms(s) spiral is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • wind (what does wind mean?)
   • curve (what does curve mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • helix (what does helix mean?)
   • spiral (what does spiral mean?)
   • spiral (what does spiral mean?)

SPIRAL as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • in the shape of a coil
   Synonym(s)
   • coiling (what does coiling mean?)
   • helical (what does helical mean?)
   • spiraling (what does spiraling mean?)
   • turbinate (what does turbinate mean?)
   • volute (what does volute mean?)
   • voluted (what does voluted mean?)
   • whorled (what does whorled mean?)
   Similar To
   • coiled (what does coiled mean?)