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Spiral vs Curly - What's the difference?

spiral | curly |

As nouns the difference between spiral and curly

is that spiral is spiral while curly is a person or animal with curly hair.

As an adjective curly is

having curls.

spiral

English

(wikipedia spiral)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
  • (informal) A helix.
  • A self-sustaining process with a lot of momentum involved, so it is difficult to accelerate or stop it at once.
  • Derived terms

    * death spiral * downward spiral * graveyard spiral * spiral staircase * upward spiral

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Helical, like a spiral
  • Verb

  • To move along the path of a spiral or helix.
  • The falling leaves spiralled down from the tree.
  • (figuratively) To increase continually.
  • Her debts were spiralling out of control.

    Anagrams

    * ----

    curly

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Having curls.
  • Derived terms

    * curly top

    Noun

    (curlies)
  • a person or animal with curly hair.
  • See also

    * short and curlies