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involute: (of some shells) closely coiled so that the axis is obscured; especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward

helix collapse: type genus of the family Helicidae; a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle

ringlet collapse: any of various butterflies belonging to the family Satyridae; a small ring

coil collapse: a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"; reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit; tubing that is wound in a spiral; a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb; a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine; a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals); wind around something in coils or loops

sigmoid collapse: of or relating to the sigmoid flexure in the large intestine; curved in two directions (like the letter S)

curl collapse: American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933); form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"; play the Scottish game of curling; twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"

circuitous collapse: marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct; "the explanation was circuitous and puzzling"; "a roundabout paragraph"; "hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend"

twirl collapse: turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"

flexuous collapse: having turns or windings; "the flexuous bed of the stream"

tendril collapse: slender stemlike structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support

corkscrew collapse: a bottle opener that pulls corks; move in a spiral or zigzag course

cirrus collapse: a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile; a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles); usually coiled

tortuous collapse: not straightforward; "his tortuous reasoning"; marked by repeated turns and bends; "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track"

labyrinthine collapse: resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity; "a labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths"; relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear; "labyrinthine deafness"

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