Andromeda |
an autumn constellation in the northern sky, located between Perseus and Pegasus, with which it shares the bright triple star Alpheratz, and containing a spiral galaxy. [1/2 definitions] |
barber pole |
a pole or cylinder with red and white spiral stripes, by which barbers indicate the location of their shops. |
barrel roll |
a maneuver in which an aircraft completes one spiral revolution around its lengthwise axis, without changing direction of flight. |
bongo1 |
an African antelope that is reddish brown with white stripes and has spiral-shaped horns. |
chalaza |
one of two spiral strands of albumen that connect the yolk of an egg to the shell membrane and help keep the yolk centrally suspended. |
circular |
moving in the form of a circle or spiral. [1/5 definitions] |
cochlea |
a spiral tube in the inner ear of most mammals, containing the endings of nerves that register sound in the brain. |
cochleate |
shaped or twisted in a spiral, like a snail shell. |
coil1 |
to wind into loops or a spiral. [5/8 definitions] |
conch |
any of various large tropical mollusks having spiral shells. [1/2 definitions] |
corkscrew |
a spiral-shafted tool used to remove corks from bottles. [2/3 definitions] |
cruller |
a sweet cake made from deep-fried dough, usu. shaped into a ring or twisted into a spiral. |
curl |
to take on the shape of a coil, spiral, or ring. [2/8 definitions] |
cyclotron |
a device for accelerating charged particles to very high energies in a spiral path using a fixed magnetic field and an alternating electric field. |
dextral |
rising to an apex in a counterclockwise spiral, said esp. of the shells of most gastropods. [1/3 definitions] |
dextrorse |
growing upward in a spiral from left to right, as many climbing plants. (Cf. sinistrorse.) |
eland |
either of two large African antelopes with long horns that are twisted in a spiral. |
gimlet |
a tool used to make holes, consisting of a shaft with a sharp, spiral tip attached to a handle at a right angle. [1/3 definitions] |
grease pencil |
a pencil made of compressed grease mixed with pigment, usu. wrapped in paper that unwinds in a spiral to expose the tip, used esp. to write on slick surfaces. |
gyrate |
to move or revolve on or around a fixed point or axis, or in a circle or spiral; rotate; spin. |
gyre |
a ring, circle, or spiral. [2 definitions] |