Nicknames are another reliable highlight. spiral, spiralling downward.cupcake, The "inverted cupcake" was one of many nicknames given to the Guggenheim Museum

Nicknames are another reliable highlight. They run rampant and can be divided into three categories: the cutesy (Topsy, Bunny, Tootsie, Tinkie); the ruthlessly unflattering (Stubby, Chunky, Honks, Squeaky, Bozo Bean); and the baffling (m’Hinket, Gargy, Tuddemy, Jeep).
暱稱是另一個可靠的亮點。 它們猖獗，可分為三類：可愛的（Topsy、Bunny、Tootsie、Tinkie）；可愛的（Topsy、Bunny、Tootsie、Tinkie）； 那些無情、不討人喜歡的人（Stubby、Chunky、Honks、Squeaky、Bozo Bean）； 以及令人費解的（m'Hinket、Gargy、Tuddemy、Jeep）。



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It's #NationalCupcakeDay! 🧁 The "inverted cupcake" was one of many nicknames given to the Guggenheim Museum when it first opened in 1959. Frank Lloyd Wright's spiral building was inspired by ancient ziggurats, but Wright turned the shape upside down to express expansive possibility: the spiral could theoretically go on infinitely toward the sky.
Learn more about the building's history: https://www.guggenheim.org/the-frank-lloyd-wright-…/timeline
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A few weeks ago, my friend came back from Brooklyn raving about the food served at a baby shower.

"Savory cupcakes!" she exclaimed. Lasagna, grilled cheese, chicken potpies and even a mac n' cheese cupcake — all shaped like the trendy dessert and served on a cupcake tree.

spiral

/ˈspʌɪr(ə)l/

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adjective

1. winding in a continuous and gradually widening (or tightening) curve, either round a central point on a flat plane or about an axis so as to form a cone.

   "a spiral pattern"

noun

1. 1.

   a spiral curve, shape, pattern, or object.

   "a spiral of smoke"

   類義語:

   coil
   

   helix
   

   curl
   

   corkscrew
   

   twist
   

   gyre
   

   whorl
   

   scroll
   

   curlicue
   

   convolution
   

   volute
   

   volution
   

   
   

   

   

   

   
2. 2.

   a progressive rise or fall of prices, wages, etc., each responding to an upward or downward stimulus provided by a previous one.

   "an inflationary spiral"

verb

1. 1.

   move in a spiral course.

   "a wisp of smoke spiralled up from the trees"

   類義語:

   coil
   

   wind
   

   twirl
   

   swirl
   

   twist
   

   wreathe
   

   snake
   

   gyrate
   
2. 2.

   show a continuous and dramatic increase.

   "inflation continued to spiral"