spirals

Noun

• a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
• a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
• a continuously accelerating change in the economy
• ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
• a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
• flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
• plural of spiral

Verb

• to wind or move in a spiral course
• form a spiral
  • "The path spirals up the mountain"
• move in a spiral or zigzag course
• third-person singular simple present indicative of spiral

Synonyms

coil, corkscrew, gyrate, helix, spiral, volute, whorl