corkscrewlike
Twisted like spirals
Resembling a corkscrew in shape—spiral, twisted, or helical: corkscrewlike curls, a corkscrewlike staircase.
The word describes anything that winds or coils in the manner of the tool used to extract wine corks.
Spiraling three-dimensional curve
- coilWound circular arrangement
- spiralCurve winding around center
- whorlSpiral arrangement of ridges
- voluteArchitectural spiral ornament
curl · tendril · fusilli · gyre · scroll · spire · wound · looped
Extremely complex and winding
- convolutedExcessively complex or twisted
- tortuousFull of twists
- byzantineDauntingly intricate and devious
- tangledTwisted confusedly together
knotty · twisty · meandering · circuitous · serpentine · winding · indirect · roundabout
helix
Spiraling three-dimensional curve
volute · curl · tendril · fusilli · gyre · scroll · spire · wound · looped · serpentine
labyrinthine
Extremely complex and winding
- convolutedExcessively complex or twisted
- tortuousFull of twists
- byzantineDauntingly intricate and devious
tangled · knotty · twisty · meandering · circuitous · serpentine · winding · indirect · roundabout · zigzag
auger
Spiral hole-maker
gimlet · awl · wine opener · worm gear · spindle · bit · tap · reamer · extractor · spiral staircase
winding
Curving repeatedly, sinuous
turning · spinning · twirling · whirling · entwining · contorting · writhing · coiling · curling · looping
screw, corkscrew, screwed, screwy, screwdriver, screwing, unscrewing, corkscrews, corkscrewed