spirally
Like a corkscrew
In a spiral pattern—curving outward from a center point or winding around an axis: The staircase rose spirally through the tower.
The adverb describes motion or arrangement that follows a helical or coiling path: Vines climbed spirally up the trellis.
Wound circular arrangement
- curlSpiral or loop form
- whorlSpiral arrangement of ridges
- helixSpiraling three-dimensional curve
- voluteArchitectural spiral ornament
gyre · corkscrew · scroll · tendril · ringlet · loop · twist · swirl
Rotating motion or surprise
- rotateTurn about an axis
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- whirlRotate very quickly
- swirlRotating, curving movement
gyrate · coil · wind · curl · revolve · turn · corkscrew · descend
Trailing climbing plant
- tendrilCoiling plant appendage
- unfoldSpread open from closed
- unfurlSpread out from rolled
- sproutNew plant emergence
climb · twine · fiddlehead · sunflower · hornworm · nautilus · expand · extend
Hereditary code molecule
- chromosomeDNA strand carrying genes
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
- genomeOrganism's total hereditary material
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
gene · heredity · strand · twisted · wound · structure · molecular · Watson-Crick
coil
Wound circular arrangement
volute · gyre · corkscrew · scroll · tendril · ringlet · loop · twist · swirl · convolute
twist
Rotating motion or surprise
swirl · gyrate · coil · wind · curl · revolve · turn · corkscrew · descend · ascend
vine
Trailing climbing plant
sprout · climb · twine · fiddlehead · sunflower · hornworm · nautilus · expand · extend · curl
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
- chromosomeDNA strand carrying genes
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
- genomeOrganism's total hereditary material
replication · gene · heredity · strand · twisted · wound · structure · molecular · Watson-Crick · coiled
winding
Curving repeatedly, sinuous
descend · tower · lighthouse · turret · balustrade · banister · handrail · newel · treads · risers
spirallystraight
Not curved or crooked
linearly · directly · in a straight line · straightforwardly · unbendingly
- downward spiralSelf-reinforcing deterioration
- spiral notebookCoiled-binding paper pad
- spiral staircaseAscending structure winding around pole
- death spiralSelf-worsening loop toward ruin
- spiral stairsSteps winding around axis
- spiral hamPre-cut holiday roast
spiral, spiraling, spirals, spiraled, spiralize, spiralizing, spiralized