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
  • These ears are actually distorted spiral arms that were likely given their shape from a combination of wind pushing on the gas and the rotation of the galaxy itself, according to the researchers.
    Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2025
  • The spiral theory helps to illuminate the dynamics of our solar system, according to Faherty.
    Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
Adjective
  • During his speech, Kissel made winding references to railroads, attorneys’ fees, scratch-off tickets, casinos, Hartford, car fatalities, troopers, eye-hand coordination, Jack LaLanne, Methuselah, the Bible, and hallucinogenic mushrooms.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2025
  • One way that’s easy to manifest is through maximalist bedding with punchy colors, big stripes, and winding patterns.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 25 May 2025
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“Screwlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screwlike. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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