Definitions For Spiral
noun
- 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
verb
- To wind or move in a spiral course
- Move in a spiral or zigzag course
- Form a spiral
- A circular curving line that goes around a central point while getting closer to or farther away from it
- A situation in which something continuously increases, decreases, or gets worse
- A kick or throw in which the ball spins while moving through the air
- To move in a circle around a central point while getting closer to or farther away from it : to move in a spiral
- To greatly increase, decrease, or get worse in a continuous and usually fast and uncontrolled way
adjective
- In the shape of a coil
Is Spiral a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
8
Words with Friends
10
The word Spiral is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Spiral in a Sentence
- A spiral staircase takes visitors up into the Statue of Liberty
- The glider flew in a wide spiral over the field.
- The quarterback threw a tight spiral to the receiver.
- Smoke spiraled up from the chimney.
- The airplane spiraled to the ground and crashed.
- The unemployment rate has been spiraling upward.
Synonyms for Spiral
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