gyre vs curlicue

gyre and curlicue both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gyre	Yes	No	No	No
curlicue	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gyre and curlicue are synonyms defined as:

gyre and curlicue: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

Other synonyms of gyre include coil, curl, ringlet, roll, scroll, whorl.

gyre (noun)	curlicue (noun)
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)	a short twisting line
	a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)