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
  • Then the spiral cord is disrupted to prevent rigor mortis and the blood is completely removed.
    Akiko Katayama, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • At Learning Gizmos, blunt-tip scissors cost $1.29, a plastic ruler is 59 cents and a spiral notebook is 89 cents.
    Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The long and winding road of The Beatles leads to a trifecta of new anniversary artifacts.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
  • On Beatles night at Citi Field, the Mets took a long and winding road to defeat.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Screwlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screwlike. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.

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