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spiral 1, noun (oh) and Sus. (iou)


spiral 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: spiralis (adjective), from Latin spira 'coil']
a line in the form of a curve that winds around a central point, moving further away from the centre all the time
a process, usually a harmful one, in which something gradually but continuously gets worse or better
in/into a spiral
::Unemployment rose and the city went into a spiral of decline.
downward/upward spiral
::The company is in a downward spiral.
inflationary spiral
a situation in which wages and prices rise continuously because the level of inflation is high
-- spiral adj

Sus. (iou)



Sus. abbreviation.
Susanna (Apocrypha).