speclum - n. (pl. specula) 1 Surgery an instrument for dilating the cavities of the human...

spedometer - n. an instrument on a motor vehicle etc. indicating its speed to the driver. [SPEED...

spice - in LL pl. = merchandise]...

spasm - n. 1 a sudden involuntary muscular contraction ....

spoof - n. & v. colloq. 1 a parody. 2 a hoax or swindle. tr. 1 parody. 2 hoax, swindle....

spaking - adj., adv., & n. 1 (esp. of a horse) moving quickly; lively; brisk (at a spanking...

spud - orig. unkn.]...

sponge - also called OPOPANAX. spongeable adj. spongelike adj. spongiform adj. (esp. in...

splinter - v. & n. tr. & intr. break into fragments. a small thin sharp-edged piece broken...

spinach - perh. assim. to L spina SPINE , with ref. to its...

spincter - n. Anat. a ring of muscle surrounding and serving to guard or close an opening or...

speedo - n. (pl. -os) colloq. = SPEEDOMETER. [abbr.]...

spontaneous - adj. 1 acting or done or occurring without external cause. 2 voluntary ,...

spreedsheet - n. a computer program allowing manipulation and flexible retrieval of esp. tabulated...

spaish - adj. & n. of or relating to Spain or its people or language. 1 the language of Spain...

speculum - n. (pl. specula) 1 Surgery an instrument for dilating the cavities of the human...

sphinx - n. 1 (Sphinx) (in Greek mythology ) the winged...

spectometer - n. an instrument used for the measurement of observed spectra. spectrometric adj....

spansh - adj. & n. of or relating to Spain or its people or language. 1 the language of Spain...

sprng - past of SPRING. ...

spnish - adj. & n. of or relating to Spain or its people or language. 1 the language of Spain...

spenish - adj. & n. of or relating to Spain or its people or language. 1 the language of Spain...

spanking - adj., adv., & n. 1 (esp. of a horse) moving quickly; lively; brisk (at a spanking...

speculm - n. (pl. specula) 1 Surgery an instrument for dilating the cavities of the human...

spectre - see SPECTRUM]...

spedy - adj. (speedier, speediest) 1 moving quickly; rapid. 2 done without delay; prompt...

sphyncter - n. Anat. a ring of muscle surrounding and serving to guard or close an opening or...

speedometor - n. an instrument on a motor vehicle etc. indicating its speed to the driver. [SPEED...

spredsheet - n. a computer program allowing manipulation and flexible retrieval of esp. tabulated...

spy - n. & v. (pl. spies) 1 a person who secretly collects and reports information on...

spangle - n. & v. 1 a small thin piece of glittering material...

speadometer - n. an instrument on a motor vehicle etc. indicating its speed to the driver. [SPEED...

SPHERE - n. & v. 1 a solid figure, or its surface, with every ...

sprinkle - v. & n. tr. 1 scatter (liquid, ashes, crumbs,...

spearman - n. (pl. -men) archaic a person, esp. a soldier, who uses a spear. ...

sphinter - n. Anat. a ring of muscle surrounding and serving to guard or close an opening or...

sperit - n. & v. 1 a the vital animating essence of a person or animal (was sadly broken...

spear - n. & v. 1 a thrusting or throwing weapon with a pointed usu. steel tip and a long...

spree - orig. unkn.]...

splenic - adj. of or in the spleen. splenic fever anthrax. splenoid adj. [F splnique or...

speadsheet - n. a computer program allowing manipulation and flexible retrieval of esp. tabulated...

spining - n. the act or an instance of spinning. spinning-jenny...

spearhead - n. & v. 1 the point of a spear. 2 an individual or group chosen to lead ...

spastic - adj. & n. 1 Med. suffering from cerebral palsy with spasm of the muscles. 2 offens....

sprang - past of SPRING. ...

spamish - adj. & n. of or relating to Spain or its people or language. 1 the language of Spain...

splling - n. 1 the process or activity of writing or naming the letters of a word etc. 2 the...

spanih - adj. & n. of or relating to Spain or its people or language. 1 the language of Spain...

sporm - in sperm whale an abbr. of SPERMACETI]...

spur - a a projection from a mountain or mountain range. b a branch road or railway. c...

spotless - adj. immaculate; absolutely clean or pure. spotlessly adv. spotlessness n....

spinning - n. the act or an instance of spinning. spinning-jenny...

spellig - n. 1 the process or activity of writing or naming the letters of a word etc. 2 the...

spead - n. & v. 1 rapidity of movement (with all speed; at full speed). 2 a rate of

spculum - n. (pl. specula) 1 Surgery an instrument for dilating the cavities of the human...

sper - n. & v. 1 a thrusting or throwing weapon with a pointed usu. steel tip and a long...

sphinctor - n. Anat. a ring of muscle surrounding and serving to guard or close an opening or...

speulum - n. (pl. specula) 1 Surgery an instrument for dilating the cavities of the human...

spectrum - n. (pl. spectra ) 1 the band of colours, as seen...

spouf - n. & v. colloq. 1 a parody. 2 a hoax or swindle. tr. 1 parody. 2 hoax, swindle....

speniel - n. 1 a a dog of any of various breeds with a long silky ...

spectator - see SPECTACLE]...

spankig - adj., adv., & n. 1 (esp. of a horse) moving quickly; lively; brisk (at a spanking...

sphincter - n. Anat. a ring of muscle surrounding and serving to guard or close an opening or...

speer - n. & v. 1 a thrusting or throwing weapon with a pointed usu. steel tip and a long...

spinl - adj. of or relating to the spine (spinal curvature; spinal disease). spinal canal...

SPIN - v. & n. (spinning; past and past part. spun) 1 intr. & tr. turn or cause (a person...

spidr - n. & v. 1 a any eight-legged arthropod of the order Araneae with a round unsegmented...

spenking - adj., adv., & n. 1 (esp. of a horse) moving quickly; lively; brisk (at a spanking...

spurm - in sperm whale an abbr. of SPERMACETI]...