spiral
🇺🇸
/ˈspaɪrəl/
🇬🇧
/ˈspaɪrəl/
noun
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a shape that curves around a center point, getting farther away with each turn
The staircase had a beautiful spiral shape.
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a situation that keeps getting worse or better very quickly
The economy is in a downward spiral.
adjective
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having a curved shape that winds around a center
The spiral pattern on the shell was very pretty.
intransitive verb
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to move in a circular pattern going up or down
The leaves spiral down from the trees in autumn.
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to increase or decrease very quickly
Costs continue to spiral upward each year.
translation
a shape that curves around a center point, getting farther away with each turn; a situation that keeps getting worse or better very quickly
having a curved shape that winds around a center
to move in a circular pattern going up or down; to increase or decrease very quickly
Word Forms
3rd Present
spirals
Past
spiraled
Perfect
spiraled
Progressive
spiraling
Plural
spirals