spiral

(noun) a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center.

(noun) a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle. Synonyms: helix.

(noun) a continuously accelerating change in the economy.

(noun) ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center. Synonyms: volute.

(noun) a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops. Synonyms: coil, volute, whorl, helix. Example: "A coil of rope."

(noun) flying downward in a helical path with a large radius.

(verb) to wind or move in a spiral course. Synonyms: gyrate, coil. Examples: "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."

(verb) form a spiral. Example: "The path spirals up the mountain."

(verb) move in a spiral or zigzag course. Synonyms: corkscrew.

(adj) in the shape of a coil. Synonyms: coiling, helical, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate.