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Turbinate

To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl.

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Coiled 84% connected

of Coil

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Coiled 84% connected

of Coil

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Broader term 1

Bone 76% connected

The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely of calcic carbonate, calcic phosphate, and gelatine; as, bl…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Containing whole 1

Nose 70% connected

The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Nostril, an…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Turbinal 66% connected

Rolled in a spiral; scroll-like; turbinate; -- applied to the thin, plicated, bony or cartilaginous plates which support the olfactory and mucous mem…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 7

Coiling 92% connected

of Coil

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Helical 92% connected

Of or pertaining to, or in the form of, a helix; spiral; as, a helical staircase; a helical spring.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Spiral 92% connected

Winding or circling round a center or pole and gradually receding from it; as, the spiral curve of a watch spring.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Turbinal 92% connected

Rolled in a spiral; scroll-like; turbinate; -- applied to the thin, plicated, bony or cartilaginous plates which support the olfactory and mucous mem…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Volute 92% connected

A spiral scroll which forms the chief feature of the Ionic capital, and which, on a much smaller scale, is a feature in the Corinthian and Composite…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Voluted 92% connected

Having a volute, or spiral scroll.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Whorled 92% connected

Furnished with whorls; arranged in the form of a whorl or whorls; verticillate; as, whorled leaves.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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