spiral
- Noun. (geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
- Noun. (informal) A helix.
- Adjective. helical, like a spiral.
- Verb. (intransitive) To move along the path of a spiral or helix.
- Verb. (figuratively, intransitive) To increase continually.
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