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
  • Scientists still don't know why galaxies like this one take on this spiral shape, in part because of the sheer diversity of other examples.
    Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 9 May 2025
  • Round Houses One of Wright’s most famous designs is the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, notable for its spiral ramp and radical cylindrical shape.
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • Newton’s path to jewelry making involved a winding international road.
    Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • After the afternoon prayers, the thunderstorm fading into the distance, a group of girls takes a winding cobblestone path through a thin area of woods and approaches a greenhouse.
    Lindsey McGinnis, Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2025
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“Screwlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screwlike. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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