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.