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Spiral
ˈspʌɪr(ə)l
- winding in a continuous and gradually widening (or tightening) curve, either round a central point on a flat plane or about an axis so as to form a cone
"a spiral pattern"
- winding in a continuous curve of constant diameter about a central axis, as though along a cylinder; helical
- (of a stairway) constantly turning in one direction as it rises, round a solid or open centre
"a wrought-iron spiral staircase"
- (of a fracture) curving round a long bone lengthwise
- a spiral curve, shape, pattern, or object
"a spiral of smoke"
- a progressive rise or fall of prices, wages, etc., each responding to an upward or downward stimulus provided by a previous one
"an inflationary spiral"
- a process of deterioration through the continuous increase or decrease of a specified feature
"this spiral of deprivation and environmental degradation"
- move in a spiral course
"a wisp of smoke spiralled up from the trees"
- cause to have a spiral shape or follow a spiral course
"spiral the bandage round the limb"
- show a continuous and dramatic increase
"inflation continued to spiral"
- decrease or deteriorate continuously
"he expects the figures to spiral down further"
- undergo a rapid decline in one's mental state
"he is left with nothing but time to confront his loneliness and starts to spiral"