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Noun spiral has 5 senses

spiral - a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at ever-greater distances from it
--₁ is a kind of curve, curved shape

Derived forms: verb spiral₂, verb spiral₁
helix, spiral - a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
--₂ is a kind of curve, curved shape
--₂ has particulars: double helix
Derived form: verb spiral₂
spiral, volute - ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
--₃ is a kind of decoration, ornament, ornamentation
coil, spiral, volute, whorl, helix - a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"
--₄ is a kind of structure, construction
--₄ has particulars: hank
Derived form: verb spiral₁
spiral - flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
--₅ is a kind of rotation, rotary motion

Derived form: verb spiral₃

Verb spiral has 3 senses

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"
--₁ is one way to turn

Derived forms: noun spiral₄, noun spiral₁
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
spiral - form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain"
--₂ is one way to wind, curve

Derived forms: noun spiral₂, noun spiral₁
Sample sentence:
The wires spiral around the stick
corkscrew, spiral - move in a spiral or zigzag course
--₃ is one way to turn

Derived form: noun spiral₅
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s