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  • 1spiral — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ winding in a continuous curve around a central point or axis. ► NOUN 1) a spiral curve, shape, or pattern. 2) a progressive rise or fall of prices, wages, etc., each responding to an upward or downward stimulus provided by a… …

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  • 2spiral — spirality /spuy ral i tee/, n. spirally, adv. /spuy reuhl/, n., adj., v., spiraled, spiraling or (esp. Brit.) spiralled, spiralling. n. 1. Geom. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or… …

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  • 3spiral — I. /ˈspaɪrəl / (say spuyruhl) noun 1. a plane curve traced by a point which runs continuously round and round a fixed point or centre while constantly receding from or approaching it. 2. a single circle or ring of a spiral or helical curve or… …

  • 4spiral — spi•ral [[t]ˈspaɪ rəl[/t]] n. adj. v. raled, ral•ing (esp. brit.) ralled, ral•ling. 1) math. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it 2) math. a helix 3) math. a single circle …

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  • 5spiral — adjective winding in a continuous and gradually widening (or tightening) curve around a central point or axis. ↘winding in a continuous curve of constant diameter about a central axis, as though along a cylinder; helical. ↘Astronomy denoting… …

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  • 6Spiral Tribe — was a free party soundsystem which existed in the first half of the 1990s. The collective originated in west London and later travelled across Europe and North America. According to one member, the name came to him when he was at work, staring at …

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  • 7double spiral —    by Richard G. Smith   Once upon a time there was a general consensus among the AngloAmerican Left that Baudrillard s writings could be separated into those that are Marxist and those that are postmodern. Reminiscent of Althusser s famous… …

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  • 8To take horse — Horse Horse (h[^o]rs), n. [AS. hors; akin to OS. hros, D. & OHG. ros, G. ross, Icel. hross; and perh. to L. currere to run, E. course, current Cf. {Walrus}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A hoofed quadruped of the genus {Equus}; especially, the domestic horse… …

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  • 9wind — I. n. 1. Air (in motion), draught, breeze, zephyr, puff of air, breath of air. 2. Breath, respiration. 3. Flatulence. II. v. a. 1. Coil, twine, twist, wreathe. 2. Turn in and out. III …

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  • 10spirally — spiral ► ADJECTIVE ▪ winding in a continuous curve around a central point or axis. ► NOUN 1) a spiral curve, shape, or pattern. 2) a progressive rise or fall of prices, wages, etc., each responding to an upward or downward stimulus provided by a… …

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