Synonym: coil, kink, twirl, twist. Similar words: conspiracy, inspiration, inspire, perspire, Iraqi, virago, empire, miracle. Meaning: ['spaɪərəl] 
n. 1. a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center 2. a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle 3. ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center 4. a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops 5. flying downward in a helical path with a large radius. v. 1. to wind or move in a spiral course 2. form a spiral 3. move in a spiral or zigzag course. adj. in the shape of a coil.
n. 1. a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center 2. a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle 3. ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center 4. a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops 5. flying downward in a helical path with a large radius. v. 1. to wind or move in a spiral course 2. form a spiral 3. move in a spiral or zigzag course. adj. in the shape of a coil. 
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31. Soon after, prices for the vanguard began to spiral.
32. They looked up the spiral stair.
33. Lux opened a small spiral notebook.
34. My theory is we're going into this horrible downward spiral and Clinton is a poor imitation of Kennedy.
35. This too may merely serve to let the situation spiral out of control.
36. He charged his customers a flat dollar for a trip down his spiral staircase to the foot of the cataract.sentencedict.com/spiral.html
37. Well-dressed suckers were pouring out of the upstairs theatre, barrelling down the rickety spiral staircase, skidding on the highly polished floor.
38. Instinctively I went into a steep spiral dive, furiously angry that I had been beaten at my own game.
39. The names of 934 journalists, dating back to 1812, are printed on tinted-glass panels affixed to a spiral steel frame.
40. This has been particularly true of the hi-tech sector, hence the downward spiral in share prices.
41. He started blustering about the general election and an end to the inflationary spiral.
42. No doubt she'd soon get used to it she told herself as she followed Kerly down a metal spiral staircase.
43. The Nanny Ogg expeditionary force corkscrewed up the spiral staircase.
44. It was a long spiral down, with much embarrassment and pain suffered by the family.
45. But the pride of Yorkshire sit just three points ahead of their Selhurst Park conquerors and on an accelerating downward spiral.
46. The spiral and its three dimensional expression, the helix, have a handedness that is intrinsic.
47. A black whirlwind, they fill the air with the click of leathery wings as they spiral through the trees.
48. Superimposed on this figure is the spiral pattern of Sga A West showing how the two are spatially related.
49. As I opened the door, a white streak flashed past my ankles and vanished around the first turn of the spiral.
50. Dabblers like the mallard seem to demand that the spiral moves clockwise from the eye over the full round forehead.
51. At that point, however, the still increasing emissions of carbon dioxide will begin the upward spiral once more.
52. I run down the spiral staircase and along the empty corridor.
53. In electronics, a spiral is used to convert radio waves into electrical impulses.
54. Imagine three spiral staircases starting from the ground 120 degrees apart in plan view, and twisting round one another!
55. The spiral rind of a tangerine sits in a white saucer in front of him.
56. The physics classroom had a spiral iron staircase leading from it to some region inhabited only by science masters.
57. Alternatively, or in addition, the upward spiral is the product of some of the surprising consequences of co-operation.
58. That threat-and the fear of a spiral of violence-also extinguished international support for a declaration on September 13.
59. To lose height pilots have to spiral down to the runway.
60. At the top of the spiral staircases are two wooden trapdoors leading on to the battlements.
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