spiral

Sense 1 noun

a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center

Sense 2 verb

to wind or move in a spiral course

the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action

Sense 3 adjective

in the shape of a coil

Sense 4 noun

a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle

Sense 5 verb

form a spiral

The path spirals up the mountain

Sense 6 noun

a continuously accelerating change in the economy

Sense 7 verb

move in a spiral or zigzag course

Sense 8 noun

ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center

Sense 9 noun

a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

a coil of rope

Sense 10 noun

flying downward in a helical path with a large radius