adj.
1.in the shape of a coil spiral n.
1.a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at ever-greater distances from it
2.a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
3.ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
4.a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
5.flying downward in a helical path with a large radius spiral v.
1.to wind or move in a spiral course
2.form a spiral
3.move in a spiral or zigzag course
Idiom of the Day
the short end (of the stick)
unfair or unequal treatment
The man always gets the short end of the stick when he is at work.