See Also: spiral 2, verb(dictionary)
compound 2, verb(dictionary)
spiral(1)(dictionary)
spiral(4)(dictionary)
spiral(3)(dictionary)
spiral CT(medicine)
spiral(2)(dictionary)
Spiral(medicine)
spiral prominence(medicine)
spiral septum(medicine)

compound 3, adjective (oh) and spiral 2, verb (oh)


compound 3, adjective (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: Past participle of compoun 'to compound' (14-17 centuries), from Old French componre, from Latin componere; COMPOUND2]
compound eye/leaf etc
a single eye, leaf etc that is made up of two or more parts
-see also simple simple
compound noun/adjective etc
a noun, adjective etc that is made up of two or more words. For example, 'ice cream' is a compound noun
compound sentence
a sentence that has two or more main parts
-see also complex sentence complex sentence

spiral 2, verb (oh)



2 past tense and past participle spiralled present participle spiralling BrE
past tense and past participle spiraled present participle spiraling AmE
v [I]
[always + adverb/preposition] to move in a continuous curve that gets nearer to or further from its central point as it goes round
spiral to/around etc
::The damaged plane spiralled to the ground.
if a situation spirals, it gets worse, more violent etc in a way that cannot be controlled
::Crime has spiraled out of control .
if Debt or the cost of something spirals, it increases quickly in a way that cannot be controlled
-- spiralling BrE spiraling AmE adj
::the spiralling cost of legal Services