| SPCA |
abbreviation of "Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals." |
| speak |
to utter words in one's usual voice; talk. [8 definitions] |
| speaker |
one who speaks. [4 definitions] |
| speaking |
the act of uttering words or communicating vocally. [4 definitions] |
| spear1 |
a weapon with a long wooden shaft and a sharp pointed tip, usu. thrown or thrust overhand, and used in warfare, hunting, or fishing. [5 definitions] |
| spear2 |
a pointed sprout or shoot of a plant. |
| spearmint |
a common cultivated mint that yields an aromatic oil used for flavoring, as in candy and chewing gum. |
| special |
having a distinct or singular character that makes something distinguishable from other members of the same category. [9 definitions] |
| specialist |
a person who pursues a single interest or area of study. [3 definitions] |
| specialize |
to devote one's attentions to a specific pursuit or field of study. [4 definitions] |
| specialty |
the condition of being special. [6 definitions] |
| species |
in biology, the most fundamental classification of living things, comprising individuals that naturally breed with one another but not with those of other species; subdivision of a genus. [3 definitions] |
| specific |
pertaining explicitly to a particular thing or person; particular; definite. [6 definitions] |
| specimen |
a portion or example that is representative of a larger whole. [2 definitions] |
| speck |
a small spot, blemish, or discoloration. [4 definitions] |
| spectacle |
a visible, usu. impressive thing or action, esp. a public performance or display. [3 definitions] |
| spectacular |
of, pertaining to, or like a spectacle; impressive; marvelous. [3 definitions] |
| spectator |
one that watches or observes. [2 definitions] |
| spectrum |
an array of a physical system or phenomenon according to the magnitude of one of its properties such as mass or wavelength, esp. an array of light in the order of wavelengths that produces the rainbow. [2 definitions] |
| speculate |
to wonder or make a guess or guesses with respect to something. [5 definitions] |
| sped |
a past tense and past participle of speed. |