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spiral, volute

n. ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center

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coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate

adj. in the shape of a coil

noose, running noose, slip noose

n. a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled

traffic circle, circle, rotary, roundabout

n. a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"

circle, round

n. any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles"

spiral

n. a continuously accelerating change in the economy

coil

n. a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb

curly

adj. (of hair) having curls or waves; "they envied her naturally curly hair"

tortuous, twisting, twisty, winding, voluminous

adj. marked by repeated turns and bends; "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track"

convolute, convoluted

adj. rolled longitudinally upon itself; "a convolute petal"

convoluted

adj. rolled or coiled together; "a convoluted shell"

curled, curled up

adj. drawn up into a ball; "she lay curled up in a big armchair"

involute

adj. (of some shells) closely coiled so that the axis is obscured

involute, rolled

adj. especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward

whorled, looped

adj. like the pattern basic to the human fingerprint

twisted, twined

adj. wound or wrapped around something; "hair twined around her fingers"; "bulky with twisted stitches around the edges"

wound

adj. put in a coil

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