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spiral

coil

Related forms: spiral · 3 words in this dictionary

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3 words

a shape that winds around and around a central point, getting further away from it as it goes

spir+al

Shared component: spiral · coil

Moving in a continuous curve that winds around a central point.

spiral+ing

Shared component: spiral · coil

Moving in a continuous curve that winds around a central point.

spiral+ling

Shared component: spiral · coil