Search a word

spiral

noun: a circular curving line that goes around a central point while getting closer to or farther away from it
noun: the path of a point in a plane moving around a central point while continuously receding from or approaching it
verb: to move in a circle around a central point while getting closer to or farther away from it
verb: to go and especially to rise or fall in a spiral course
adjective: winding around a center or pole and gradually receding from or approaching it
usually singular
synonyms: milky way, o-shaped, via lactea

His drug use drove him into a 'downward spiral'. [=his condition became worse and worse]
Gas prices continued their dizzying 'upward spiral'. [=gas prices got higher]
Let's deal with this crisis before it 'spirals out of control'.

(..) the hockey puck dent. Okay, why do you have a bin of pinecones? I used to collect them as a child. The spiral of scales open in the Fibonacci sequence. A fact that, when you tell your brother, gets a golf ball thrown at your head. (..)
2016 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: The Solder Excursion Diversion Season: 9 Episode 19