screwlike

as in spiral
turning around an axis like the thread of a screw performed a screwlike dive into the pool

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Adjective
  • Koru translates to loop or coil in Māori, and is based on the spiral shape of an unfurling silver fern frond, as a necklace.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 24 June 2025
  • Cone snails, part of the Conidae family, are a type of predatory gastropod mollusk that live inside spiral shells.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
Adjective
  • In addition, the watch has a stop-second function, which halts the balance wheel and seconds hand when the winding crown is pulled out, allowing for precise time adjustments.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The crash occurred on U.S. Highway 90 about 30 miles outside of New Orleans — on a winding, narrow stretch of the two-lane highway known as the Old Spanish Trail, per The Salina Journal.
    Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 29 June 2025
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“Screwlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screwlike. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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