Noun | 1. | spiral - a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at ever-greater distances from it |
2. | spiral - a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle Synonyms: helix | |
3. | spiral - ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center Synonyms: volute | |
4. | spiral - a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope" | |
5. | spiral - flying downward in a helical path with a large radius | |
Verb | 1. | spiral - 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" |
2. | spiral - form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain" | |
3. | spiral - move in a spiral or zigzag course Synonyms: corkscrew | |
Adj. | 1. | spiral - in the shape of a coil |