| spleen |
a ductless organ on the left side near the stomach, which filters and stores blood, destroys certain worn-out red blood cells, and produces certain white blood cells of the immune system. [2 definitions] |
| splendid |
magnificent, grand, or the like; impressive. [2 definitions] |
| splice |
to join (pieces of film, tape, or the like) at the ends. [4 definitions] |
| splint |
a thin piece of wood, metal, or plastic used to support and immobilize a broken or dislocated limb or joint. [3 definitions] |
| splinter |
a small sharp sliver of some rigid material, such as wood, glass, metal, or bone, that is broken off from a larger piece. [4 definitions] |
| split |
to divide (logs, rocks, or the like) sharply, esp. lengthwise or in layers. [16 definitions] |
| spoil |
to ruin or detract from; make unusable or unsatisfactory. [5 definitions] |
| spoiled |
having a misguided sense that one is entitled to have one's desires and wishes gratified, resulting from overly indulgent treatment by parents or others. [3 definitions] |
| spoke1 |
past tense of speak. |
| spoke2 |
a rod or bar radiating from the center of a wheel and connected to the outer rim. [3 definitions] |
| spoken |
past participle of speak. [3 definitions] |
| spokesman |
a man who speaks for one or more other persons. |
| sponge |
any of various aquatic animals with a porous body and a tough fibrous or calcareous skeleton formed of irregular clumps or branched masses that are attached to underwater surfaces. [10 definitions] |
| spongy |
resembling a sponge in lightness, porosity, absorbency, or esp. resiliency. |
| sponsor |
a person or group who assumes responsibility for someone or something. [5 definitions] |
| spontaneous |
happening freely or done by impulse; not forced. [3 definitions] |
| spook |
(informal) a ghost; phantom. [4 definitions] |
| spool |
a cylindrical object, usu. with a rim on each end, on which thread, tape, wire, photographic film, or the like is wound. [3 definitions] |
| spoon |
a utensil with a small shallow bowl at the end of a handle, used for eating, stirring, serving, or measuring. [4 definitions] |
| spoonful |
the amount a spoon can hold. |
| spore |
a tiny reproductive body consisting of one or more cells, produced by ferns, fungi, and other organisms. [2 definitions] |