| spice |
any of various edible plant substances with a distinctive aroma or taste, such as pepper or ginger, that are used to flavor or preserve food and drink. [5 definitions] |
| spicy |
containing strong spices, as food. [3 definitions] |
| spider |
any of various eight-legged invertebrates, related to mites and ticks, that typically spin webs in which to nest and catch their prey. |
| spike1 |
an object similar in appearance and function to a nail, but longer and thicker, used to fasten or secure heavy timbers, railroad tracks, or the like. [9 definitions] |
| spill1 |
to cause or allow (a liquid or small particles or objects) to flow or fall from a container, esp. unintentionally. [10 definitions] |
| spill the beans |
to inadvertently or purposely disclose a secret. |
| spin |
to draw out, twist, and wind (fibers), or to make (thread or yarn) by this process. [15 definitions] |
| spinach |
a leafy green plant widely cultivated as a vegetable. |
| spinal |
of, pertaining to, affecting, or near the spine or spinal cord. [3 definitions] |
| spinal column |
in vertebrate animals, the row of vertebrae linked together to form the axis of the skeleton and protect the spinal cord; spine; backbone. |
| spinal cord |
the thick cord of nerve tissue that extends through the inner canal of the spinal column from the base of the brain to the end of the spine of any vertebrate animal. |
| spindle |
a thin notched rod with tapered ends, on which thread is twisted and wound as it is spun. [9 definitions] |
| spine |
the backbone in vertebrates; spinal column. [4 definitions] |
| spiral |
a curve that begins from and continues to form a circle around a fixed point and that constantly increases or decreases in distance from it, in either a flat or a three-dimensional plane; coil or helix. [6 definitions] |
| spire1 |
a tall, narrow, cone-shaped roof or upward projection on a building or outer wall; steeple; pinnacle. [3 definitions] |
| spirit |
the vital force that is thought to be an element of human beings; soul. [11 definitions] |
| spirit away |
to remove secretly or mysteriously. |
| spiritual |
of or pertaining to that which is not of physical matter or substance; supernatural; incorporeal. [7 definitions] |
| spit1 |
to eject saliva or phlegm forcibly from the mouth; expectorate. [7 definitions] |
| spit2 |
a thin, pointed rod on which meat is impaled and rotated while broiling or roasting. [3 definitions] |
| spite |
the malicious wish to hurt, bother, or humiliate someone. [3 definitions] |