Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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spiral | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
gyrate | No | No | Yes | No |
spiral (noun) | gyrate (noun) |
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flying downward in a helical path with a large radius | |
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops | |
ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center | |
a continuously accelerating change in the economy | |
a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center | |
a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle |
spiral (adjective) | gyrate (adjective) |
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in the shape of a coil |
spiral (verb) | gyrate (verb) |
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to wind or move in a spiral course | to wind or move in a spiral course |
move in a spiral or zigzag course | revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis |
form a spiral |