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Word Meanings - SPIRALLY - Book Publishers vocabulary database

In a spiral form, manner, or direction.

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  • SPIRAL
    Of or pertaining to a spiral; like a spiral. Spiral gear, or Spiral wheel , a gear resembling in general a spur gear, but having its teeth cut at an angle with its axis, or so that they form small portions of screws or spirals. -- Spiral gearing,
  • SPIRALITY
    The quality or states of being spiral.
  • MANNERIST
    One addicted to mannerism; a person who, in action, bearing, or treatment, carries characteristic peculiarities to excess. See citation under Mannerism.
  • MANNERISM
    Adherence to a peculiar style or manner; a characteristic mode of action, bearing, or treatment, carried to excess, especially in literature or art. Mannerism is pardonable,and is sometimes even agreeable, when the manner, though vicious, is natural
  • DIRECTION
    The pointing of a piece with reference to an imaginary vertical axis; -- distinguished from elevation. The direction is given when the plane of sight passes through the object. Wilhelm. Syn. -- Administration; guidance; management; superintendence;
  • SPIRALOZOOID
    One of the special defensive zooids of certain hydroids. They have the form of long, slender tentacles, and bear lasso cells.
  • SPIRALLY
    In a spiral form, manner, or direction.
  • MANNERLINESS
    The quality or state of being mannerly; civility; complaisance. Sir M. Hale.
  • MANNERED
    1. Having a certain way, esp a. polite way, of carrying and conducting one's self. Give her princely training, that she may be Mannered as she is born. Shak. 2. Affected with mannerism; marked by excess of some characteristic peculiarity. His style
  • MANNER
    manual, skillful, handy, fr. LL. manarius, for L. manuarius 1. Mode of action; way of performing or effecting anything; method; style; form; fashion. The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner
  • MANNERCHOR
    A German men's chorus or singing club.
  • MANNERLY
    Showing good manners; civil; respectful; complaisant. What thou thinkest meet, and is most mannerly. Shak.
  • MUSCULOSPIRAL
    Of or pertaining to the muscles, and taking a spiral course; -- applied esp. to a large nerve of the arm.
  • UNMANNERLY
    Not mannerly; ill-bred; rude. -- adv.
  • CONCHO-SPIRAL
    A kind of spiral curve found in certain univalve shells. Agassiz.
  • SUSPIRAL
    1. A breathing hole; a vent or ventiduct. 2. A spring of water passing under ground toward a cistern or conduit.
  • MISDIRECTION
    An error of a judge in charging the jury on a matter of law. Mozley & W. (more info) 1. The act of directing wrongly, or the state of being so directed.
  • INDIRECTION
    Oblique course or means; dishonest practices; indirectness. "By indirections find directions out." Shak.
  • OVERMANNER
    In an excessive manner; excessively. Wiclif.
  • ILL-MANNERED
    Impolite; rude.
  • WELL-MANNERED
    Polite; well-bred; complaisant; courteous. Dryden.
  • PAUCISPIRAL
    Having few spirals, or whorls; as, a paucispiral operculum or shell.
  • MULTISPIRAL
    Having numerous spiral coils round a center or nucleus; -- said of the opercula of certain shells.

 

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