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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 -------------- Sense 2 spiral => wind, curve -------------- Sense 3 corkscrew, spiral => turn -------------- 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)
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