helixsubstantiiviˈhiːlɪksUS kartiopintaa kiertävä käyrähelix piercing
pl. helices
- self-sustaining process
The falling leaves spiralled down from the tree.
- something helical, especially the thread of a screw
Don't try to run away, you little worm!
- A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment
He is not handling this job, so we're giving him the hook.
- A cord formed by spinning or twisting together textile fibers or filaments into one or more continuous strands, typic...
the threads of a spiderweb
- (intransitive, or, transitive)
They say they can turn the parts in two days.
- (in the plural) The people of England, e.g., Englishmen and Englishwomen
Those immigrants Anglicised their names to make them sound more English.
- A whirling eddy
I swirled my brush around in the paint.
swirl, swirled, swirled
vortexsubstantiiviˈvɔː(ɹ).tɛksUS A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or columnpl. vortices
- A twist or fold
uncountable
- rotation of a ball in motion
I spun myself around a few times.
uncountable
twistsubstantiivi/twɪst/US formDamascus twist
uncountable
flutesubstantiivi/flu(ː)t/US helical groove going up a drill bit