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spiral

/sˈpaɪɹəl/ · 6 letters · 6 distinct letters

  1. noun

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

  2. verb

    to wind or move in a spiral course

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

  3. noun

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

  4. noun

    a continuously accelerating change in the economy

  5. noun

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

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