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spiral

/ˈspaɪɹəl/

Meanings
noun
A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.

Examples :

"The snail's shell has a beautiful spiral shape. "
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Related Words

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Illustration accelerate

accelerate verb

/æk.ˈsɛl.ə.ˌɹeɪt/

To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

"The coach told the runners to accelerate as they entered the final stretch of the race. "

Illustration sustaining

sustaining verb

/səˈsteɪnɪŋ/ /sʌˈsteɪnɪŋ/

To maintain, or keep in existence.

"The city came under sustained attack by enemy forces."

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spiralling verb

/ˈspaɪrəlɪŋ/ /ˈspaɪrəlɪn/

To move along the path of a spiral or helix.

"The falling leaves spiralled down from the tree."

Illustration continuously

continuously adverb

/kənˈtɪnjuəsli/

Without pause.

"The river continuously flows to the sea, it will never pause to let us cross on dry land."

Illustration staircase

staircase noun

/ˈstɛɹˌkeɪs/

A flight of stairs; a stairway.

"The children ran up the staircase to get to their bedrooms. "

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distance noun

/ˈdɪs.təns/

The amount of space between two points, usually geographical points, usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.

"From Moscow, the distance is relatively short to Saint Petersburg, relatively long to Novosibirsk, but even greater to Vladivostok."

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increasing verb

/ɪnˈkɹiːsɪŋ/

(of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater.

"His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money."

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continually adverb

/kənˈtɪnjuəli/

In a continual manner; non-stop.

"The rain fell continually throughout the afternoon. "

Illustration beautiful

beautiful noun

/ˈbjuːtɪfəl/

Someone who is beautiful. Can be used as a term of address.

"Hey, beautiful!"

Illustration difficult

difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "

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spiralled verb

/ˈspaɪrəld/ /ˈspaɪrəld/

To move along the path of a spiral or helix.

"The falling leaves spiralled down from the tree."