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Winding Like A Thread Crossword Clue

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noun

• a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center

• a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle

• a continuously accelerating change in the economy

• ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center

• a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

• flying downward in a helical path with a large radius

adjective satellite

• in the shape of a coil

verb

• to wind or move in a spiral course

• form a spiral

• move in a spiral or zigzag course

33%6 Spool for winding thread
noun

• a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound

33%7 Device for winding thread
noun

• (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle

• a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc.

• any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts

• a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning

• any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object

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The Guardian Quick27 May 2003 Across 7
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