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Synonyms for Spiral (same or very similar meaning)

WordNet sense 1 (a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle):
helix

WordNet sense 2 (ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center):
volute

WordNet sense 3 (a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops):
coil, whorl

WordNet sense 4 (in the shape of a coil):
helical, whorled, coiling, spiraling, turbinate, voluted

WordNet sense 5 (curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals)):
coiled

WordNet sense 6 (move in a spiral or zigzag course):
corkscrew

WordNet sense 7 (to wind or move in a spiral course):
gyrate


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