spiral vs ornament

ornament vs spiral

spiral and ornament both are nouns.

spiral is an adjective but ornament is not an adjective.

spiral and ornament both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spiral	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
ornament	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, ornament is a hypernym of spiral; that is, ornament is a word with a broader meaning than spiral:

spiral: ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
ornament: something used to beautify

Other hypernyms of spiral include decoration, ornamentation.

spiral (noun)	ornament (noun)
flying downward in a helical path with a large radius	something used to beautify
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)	ornament (adjective)
in the shape of a coil

spiral (verb)	ornament (verb)
to wind or move in a spiral course	make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
move in a spiral or zigzag course	be an ornament to
form a spiral

Difference between spiral and ornament

Words related to "ornament"

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