Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb spiral
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb spiral
Entailment of verb spiral
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb spiral
3 senses of spiral
Sense 1
gyrate, spiral, coil
=> turn
Sense 2
spiral
=> wind, curve
Sense 3
corkscrew, spiral
=> turn
Familiarity of verb spiral
spiral used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb spiral
Sense 1
gyrate, spiral, coil
=> turn
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Sense 2
spiral
=> wind, curve
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Sense 3
corkscrew, spiral
=> turn
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Grep of noun spiral
inflationary spiral
spiral
spiral bandage
spiral galaxy
spiral nebula
spiral ratchet screwdriver
spiral spring
Overview of noun spiral
The noun spiral has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (7) spiral -- (a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at ever-greater distances from it)
2. helix, spiral -- (a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle)
3. spiral, volute -- (ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center)
4. coil, spiral, volute, whorl, helix -- (a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope")
5. spiral -- (flying downward in a helical path with a large radius)
Overview of verb spiral
The verb spiral has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) gyrate, spiral, coil -- (to wind or move in a spiral course:" 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")
2. spiral -- (form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain")
3. corkscrew, spiral -- (move in a spiral or zigzag course)
Overview of adj spiral
The adj spiral has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate -- (in the shape of a coil)
Antonyms of adj spiral
1 sense of spiral
Sense 1
coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate
INDIRECT (VIA coiled) -> uncoiled, straight
Similarity of adj spiral
1 sense of spiral
Sense 1
coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate
=> coiled (vs. uncoiled)
Attributes of adj spiral
Familiarity of adj spiral
spiral used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1)
Grep of adj spiral
spiral
spiraling
Overview of noun spiral
The noun spiral has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (7) spiral -- (a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at ever-greater distances from it)
2. helix, spiral -- (a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle)
3. spiral, volute -- (ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center)
4. coil, spiral, volute, whorl, helix -- (a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope")
5. spiral -- (flying downward in a helical path with a large radius)
Overview of verb spiral
The verb spiral has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) gyrate, spiral, coil -- (to wind or move in a spiral course:" 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")
2. spiral -- (form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain")
3. corkscrew, spiral -- (move in a spiral or zigzag course)
Overview of adj spiral
The adj spiral has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate -- (in the shape of a coil)
spiral definition
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