List of Old English Words in the OED/SP

English	n	English
Spade	n	A tool for digging, paring or cutting ground, turf, etc.
Spade	phr	"Call a Spade a Spade" - speak frankly, plainly or bluntly.
Spade-beard	n	An oblong shaped beard.
Spade-bone	n	A shoulder blade a spadebone of mutton.
Spadefish	n	A spiny-finned food fish of the Atlantic coast from Massachusetts to the West Indies. 2. the paddle-fish.
Spade-foot	n	A block-shaped foot higher than wide and tapering slightly toward the bottom. The spade foot usually terminates a tapering leg, and the top of the foot is wider than the leg. 2. the foot that is habitually used to put pressure on a spade when digging.
Spadeful	n	Quantity that fills a spade can hold.
Spade-handed	adj	Having large, spatulated hands.
Spadeless	adj	without a spade.
Spademan	n	One who uses a spade or works with a spade.
Spade-tree	n	A handle of a spade or shovel.
Spade-work	n	Work, lit., done with a spade; fig. pioneering work; basic initial work. 2. the action of doing spade-work. 3. toilsome work preliminary to a main task; preparatory, drudgery.
Spade-worker	n	One who does spadework, now especially in the figurative sense of preparatory work.
Spald	n	A splinter, speld.
Spald	vb	OE: spala: substitute. 2. to splinter, break.
Spale	n	Sparing respite or rest.
Span	n	The complete duration of something. 2. the distance or interval between two points. 3. two items of the same kind; couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, duo, duet, dyad. 4. a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches). 5. a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. bridge. 6. the act of sitting or standing astride, straddle.
Span	vb	To cover or extend over an area or time period; cross, traverse, span, sweep.
Span-breadth	n	Extent or length, largeness of the span.
Spanless	adj	Not be able to be measured.
Spanlong	adj	Having the length of the span; hence brief, short.
Spanning	n	That act of drawing tight; making close etc; the result of this.
Spanroof	n	A roof with two inclined sides; a roof with equal shingle pitch on each side.
Spanwise	adv	Relating to the direction of a span.
Spar	n	Gypsum.
Sparry	adj	Pertaining to gypsum.
Spare	n	That which has been saved or stored away; something unused. 2. a duplicate: an item that is kept as a substitute in case the original breaks down, as an automobile or a mechanical part.
Spare	vb	To refrain from molesting, injuring, killing; treat with mercy, lenience. 2. to free or relieve someone from pain, expense etc. 3. to use frugally; refraining from using exercising. 4. to dispense or dispense with; do without. 5. to be frugal; l live or act economically. 6. to be lenient or forgiving; show mercy.
Spare	adj	That can be spared or used at will, disposable, available. 2. held in reserve, additional, extra, surplus. 3. having little flesh, lean, thin. 4. not lavish or abundant, scanty. 5. economical, stingy, chary, parsimonious; meager.
Spare	phr	"Go Spare??" - become angry, emotional or distraught. 2. be unwanted by others; be in excess in the work place.
Spare	phr	"In One's Spare Time" - at times when one is not carrying on ones regular job.
Spare	phr	"Not Spare Oneself" - exert one's utmost efforts.
Spare	phr	"To Spare" - more than needed.
Spareful	adj	Sparing, frugal.
Sparefulness	n	The quality or state of being frugal.
Spareness	n	The quality of being spare.
Spareless	adj	Unstinted, unlimited. 2. unsparing, merciless. 3. thin, leanness.
Sparely	adv	In a sparing, frugal way or stinted manner. 2. not fully, amply or copiously.
Sparer	n	One who spares; a niggardly person.
Spare rib	n	A cut of pork consisting of of the upper part of a row of ribs with meat adhering.
Sparesome	adj	Economical
Spare time	n	Time not taken up by one's usual activities; leisure time.
Spare time	adj	Relating to time not taken up by one's usual activities; leisure time.
Sparily	adv	Moderately, with restraint.
Sparing	adj	Inclined to save; economical. 2. frugal, saving, scanty. 3. restrained, limited; merciful.
Sparily	adv	Frugal, scantily.
Sparingness	n	State or quality of being economical, frugal, sparing. 2. lack of liberality.
Spark	n	A momentary flash of light; flicker, spark, glint. 2. merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"; sparkle, twinkle, spark, light. 3. electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field, discharge, spark, arc, electric arc, electric discharge. 4. a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger; "a spark of interest". 6. a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction. 7. a beautiful and witty (intelligent) woman. 8. a lively young fellow. 9. a gallant, a beau.
Spark	vb	Put in motion or move to act; trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off 2. emit or produce sparks; spark, sparkle
Spark	phr	"A Bright Spark" - be a clever person.
Spark	phr	"Make Sparks Fly." - cause rapid activity to take place. 2. to cause trouble or argument. 3. there is sharp disagreement, argument, or quarrelling.
Spark	phr	"Spark in One's Throat." -- a man said to be thirsty has a "spark in his throat."
Spark	phr	"Spark Off" - to begin, initiate, start off, commence. 2. cause something violent, disturbing etc to begin; touch off. 3. to cause to explode, detonate.
Spark	phr	"Spark Out" - utterly extinguished, forgotten (completely), unconscious.
Spark	phr	"Spark Up" - to rekindle. 2. to make more exotic or ? 3. to light up; to light up a cigarette or start smoking. 4.to irritate (in conversation or debate).
Sparked	adj	That has had sparks of electricity passed through it.
Sparken	vb	To spark or ignite in sparks.
Sparkful	adj	Smart, lively, brisk.
Sparkily	adv	In a sparky manner
Sparkiness	n	The state or quality of being sparky, emitting sparks or sparkle, being gay, brisk or sprucy.
Sparking	n	The action of emitting or sending out sparks. 2. the quality of being elegant, beauty or handsome.
Sparkingly	adv	With or by sparks.
Sparkish	adj	Of a person: having a character, airs or manners of a "spark" or gallant. 2. of things characterized, appropriate to, or of a spark; of a smart or elegant make.
Sparkle	n	Merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance; sparkle, twinkle,spark, light. 2: the occurrence of a small flash or spark; glitter, sparkle, coruscation. 3: the quality of shining with a bright reflected light; glitter, glister, glisten, scintillation, sparkle.
Sparkle	vb	Reflect brightly; sparkle, scintillate, coruscate. 2. be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; sparkle, scintillate, coruscate. 3. emit or produce sparks; syn: spark, sparkle. 4. become bubbly or frothy or foaming; foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle, form bubbles
Sparkle	phr	"Sparkle With" - send out sudden, sharp flashes of light, intelligence etc.
Sparkler	n	A diamond.
Sparkless	adj	Free or devoid of sparks or sparkle; emitting no sparks, without sparks.
Sparklessly	adv	Without sparks.
Sparklike	adj	Resembling or characteristic of a spark.
Sparkline	n	A smal graph of data presented as a line without axis. 2.
Sparkliness	n	The state or quality of being sparky. 2. vivacious.
Sparkling	adj	Of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks. 2. of a beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage, containing dissolved carbon dioxide (either naturally or that has been added) that comes out of solution in the form of many tiny bubbles. 3. (figuratively) brilliant and vivacious.
Sparklingness	n	The state of being sparkling.
Sparkling water	n	Soda water, a form of carbonated water.
Sparkling wine	n	Any wine that is effervescent.
Sparkly	adv	Giving off sparks, or small flashes of light. 2. liviely or high-spirited. 3. bubbly or effervescent.
Sparky	n	A wireless operator. 2. a electrician.
Sparky	adj	Lively and animated.
Sparrow	n	Any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects. 2. small brownish European songbird, hedge sparrow, sparrow, dunnock, Prunella modularis. 3. one of many species of small singing birds of the family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches, and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity, its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its fecundity; such as the house sparrow. 4. Many American species are well known; including the chipping sparrow, the sage sparrow, the song sparrow, the tree sparrow, and the white-throated sparrow. 5. Any one of several small singing birds somewhat resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the European hedge sparrow.
Sparrow bill	n	A small nail; a cast iron shoe nail; a sparable.
Sparrowdom	n	The region of sparrows; sparrowdom.
Sparrowgrass	n	First appeared in English around the year 1000CE via Greek and classical Latin, and by folk etymology becomes asparagus.
Sparrowhawk	n	A small hawk, preying on small birds.
Sparrowless	adj	Devoid of, or without, sparrows as a region or suburb.
Sparrowlike	adj	Resembling, or similar to, a sparrow in some way. 2. vivacious, chirpy, frail.
Sparrow owl	n	A small owl (Glaucidium passerinum) found both in many parts of the world.
Sparrow spear	n	The female of the reed bunting.
Sparrow-wort	n	The genus: Passerina.
Sparstone	n	Gypsum, plaster.
Spat	n	A petty quarrel (probably imitative of spit).
Spattle	n	Spittle, saliva.
Spawl	vb	OE:spit copiously, or coarsely. 2. to expectorate. 3. to utter or speak in a coarse manner.
Spawler	n	One who spits, one who expectorates.
Spawling	n	The action of spitting, expectorating, spitting saliva.
Speak	vb	Express in speech; talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize. 2. exchange thoughts; talk with; "actions talk louder than words" talk, speak. 3. use language; speak, talk. 4. give a speech to; address, speak. 5. make a characteristic or natural sound.
Speak	phr	"A Speaking Likeness" - a very good and lifelike portrait; one that you imagine the subject will talk too you.
Speak	phr	"English As She is Spoke" - used of ungrammatical or unidiomatic English.
Speak	phr	"It Speaks for Itself" - there is no further need for explanation. evidence or discussion. it is sufficiently clear in itself.
Speak	phr	"Know Somebody to Speak to" - know somebody quite well.
Speak	phr	"Nothing to Speak Of" - not worth mentioning or attention; practically not (or nothing).
Speak	phr	"So to Speak" - as it were.
Speak	phr	"Speak Against" - make a speak opposing something.
Speak	phr	"Speak as One's Finds?" - for a point of view based on personal experience.
Speak	phr	"Speak by the Book" - to speak formally, authoritatively or accurately.
Speak	phr	"Speak Fair" - speak politely to.
Speak	phr	"Speak For (Somebody)" - to speak on behalf of, to be evidence of, to ask for beforehand. 2. make a speech in support of something. 3. express somebody else's point of view. 4. speak (eg in a debate, at a meeting) on behalf of others, be their spokesman.
Speak	phr	"Speak for Oneself/Yourself" - state your opinion, not the opinion of another. 2. don't speak or a make any decisions on my behalf. 3. limit your speaking about your own part in the matter or to expressing your own views, don't involve or compromise other people.
Speak	phr	"Speak for Yourself" - I disagree with you.
Speak	Phr	"Speak Highly Of" - praise.
Speak	phr	"Speak In Tongues" - 2.speaking in tongues.
Speak	phr	"Speak Of" - to take account of, to make mention of. 2. speaking of
Speak	phr	"Speak of the Devil" - said of someone who appears just as he/she is talked about.
Speak	phr	"Speak On." - address or talk about. 2. make a speech, give a talk on a particular subject.
Speak	phr	"Speak One's Mind." - to express one's views, not those of others, frankly and forcefully. 2. speak bluntly or frankly. 3. say exactly what one thinks.
Speak	phr	"Speak Out." - to speak boldly, loudly and distinctly; also, to speak unreservedly in giving one's opinion.
Speak	phr	"Speak Out Against" - speak bravely with conviction (on particular question).
Speak	phr	"Speak Out of Turn" - talk out of turn. 2. to speak when it is inappropriate or indiscreet to do so. 3. to speak when one does not have permission or the authority to do so.
Speak	phr	"Speaks for Itself/Themselves" -- to have the power to persuade someone to believe completely in its truth, worth etc., needing no further additional evidence, details or explanation. 2. to be evident or obvious; be self-evidence. 3. be so clear and impressive that any further comment else is unnecessary.
Speak	phr	"Speak the King's English." - to speak English fair accuracy, tolerably well, both in pronunciation and idiom.
Speak	phr	"Speak the Truth" - not tell lies; tell the truth.
Speak	phr	"Speak to" - address a meeting on a particular question, talk to; to exchange news. 2. have a word with somebody in the hope of getting something done (e.g. of obtaining a favor for something else). 3. scold, reproach somebody, with the view to changing his conduct for the better; to talk to.
Speak	phr	"Speak Too Soon" - assume something will happen before it is certain.
Speak	phr	"Speak Up" - talk or speak in a loud, clear voice, so that one can heard.
Speak	phr	"Speak Well of." - to commend; praise, to be favorable to.
Speak	phr	"Speak With a Forked Tongue" - lie.
Speaker	n	Someone who expresses in language; someone who talks, especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone esp. garrulous; speaker, talker, utterer, verbalizer. 2. electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance; loudspeaker, speaker, speaker unit, loudspeaker system, speaker system. 3.the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly; the leader of the majority party is the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 4. one who is the mouth piece of others; especially, one who presides over, or speaks for, an assembly, preserving order and regulating the debates. 5. A book of selections for declamation. 6. audio, hardware, loudspeaker. 7. the person who is (assumed to be) talking.
Speak-easy	n	A shop, bar or club where alcoholic drinks or liquor is sold illegally.
Speaker-hearer	n	A person regarded as a user of language (a speaker-listener).
Speakerlike	adj	Resembling a speaker in some way.
Speakerly	adj	Befitting a speaker or orator.
Speakerly	adv	In an expressive manner.
Speakership	n	The office of a speaker in Parliament. 2. oratory.
Speakful	adj	Talkative,
Speakie	n	A stage play in contrast to a film; a talkie.
Speaking	n	The act of speaking of, to take account of, to make mention of. 2. the act of speaking out, to speak loudly and distinctly; also, to speak unreservedly. 3. the act of speaking well for, of commending; to be favorable to. 4. the act of speaking with, of conversing with. 5. to saying; telling; talking; conversing; discoursing; articulating; pronouncing; uttering. 6. the act of uttering words. 7. the act of public declamation; oratory. 8. same as squeaking. Applied to a hinged joint that is fitted too tightly and that rubs on the stop or rebate.
Speaking	adj	Uttering speech; used for conveying speech. 2. Seeming to be capable of speech; hence, lifelike; as, a speaking likeness. 3. a slight acquaintance with a person, or one which merely permits the exchange of salutations and remarks on indifferent subjects.
Speaking head	n	Fables and romance tells of a variety of artificial heads that could speak, as the brazen head of Roger Bacon etc. 2. a television reporter, usually from an outside broadcast location.
Speakingly	adv	Speak in an expressive way.
Speakworthy	adj	Worthy of mention; worthy of being mentioned; mentionable.
Spear	n	If a knight kept the point of his spear forward when he entered a strange land; it was a declaration of war; if he carried it on his shoulder with the point behind him, it was a token of friendship. 2. long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon; spear, lance, shaft 3. an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish spear, lance; a sharp-pointed instrument with barbs, used for stabbing fish and other animals. 4. a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by thrusting or throwing; a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp head or blade; a lance. 5. a shoot, as of grass; a spire. 5. the feather of a horse. 6. the rod to which the bucket, or plunger, of a pump is attached; a pump rod. 6. a spire.
Spear	vb	To pierce with a spear. 2: thrust up like a spear; spear, spear up. 3. to shoot into a long stem, as some plants. 4 to kill with a spear; as, to spear a fish.
Spearfast	n	A saw tooth for hand cross-cut saws, very fast for cutting softwoods..
Spearfish	n	A powerful marine fish genus (Tetrapus) with a long snout, related to the swordfish.
Spear-fisher	n	One who uses a spear to impale fish.
Spearfishing	n	A form of fishing in which the fisherman attempts to impale the fish upon a spear, which may be thrown or thrust by hand or with a spear.
Spearfoot	n	The right hand foot of a horse.
Speargrass	n	Any of several variety of unrelated grasses in some way reminiscent of a spear, as three-awn wiregrass, tangle-head, bluegrass etc.
Spear hand	n	The hand in which a horseman holds a spear; the right hand.
Spearhead	n	The point of a spear or lance. 2. the military unit which lead in a mass attack on enemy positions. 3. to lead a movement. 4. the chief goal score in a sporting team,esp in many of the modern forms of football; the chief goal-kicker.
Spearhead	vb	To be in the lead of an attack.
Spearheading	n	The action of leading in an attack or a project.
Speariness	n	The quality or state of being like a spear or sharp-pointed
Speariness	n	The character of being spearlike or sharp-pointed.
Spearing	n	The act of piercing and or killing with a spear. 2. an illegal tackle in ice hockey which a player jabs an opponent with the end of the stick's blade or the top end of stick, resulting in a penalty.
Spearing	adj	Piercing, sudden pain, usu. in the side of the body.
Spearless	adj	Without a spear.
Spearlike	adj	Resembling or similar to a spear; sharp-pointed.
Spearmaker	n	One who makes a spear.
Spearman	n	A soldier or man, who is armed with a spear.
Spearmint	n	Common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers yielding an oil used as a flavouring.
Spearminty	adj	Resembling or characteristic of spearmint.
Spear phishing	n	The fraudulent practice of sending emails ostensibly from a known or trusted sender in order to induce targeted individuals to reveal confidential information.
Spear-play	n	Fighting (or practice exercised) with spears.
Spearshaft	n	The shaft of a spear.
Spear side	n	The male line or branch of a family. Nb: "Spindle-side or distaff side."
Spear thistle	n	The common thistle (Cnicus lanceolatus).
Spear-thrower	n	A handheld tool used as a lever to increase the throwing distance and penetrating force a spear or dart; a woomera.
Spearwood	n	A native name in Australia for numerous woods that are suitable for making spears.
Spearwort	n	Any of several species of crowfoot having lanced-shaped or linear leaves, esp. the lesser spearwort,
Speary	adj	Resembling a spear, slender, sharp-pointed, keen.
Speck	n	A very small spot; a pinpoint. 2. a tiny piece of anything, an atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote. 3. a slight but appreciable amount; a touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot. 3. the blubber of whales or other marine mammals; also, the fat of the hippopotamus. 4. a small discolored place in or on anything, or a small place of a colour different from that of the main substance; a spot; a stain; a blemish; as, a speck on paper or cloth; specks of decay in fruit. 5. a very small thing; a particle; a mite; as, specks of dust; as in not a speck of money.
Speck	vb	To produce specks in or on something. 2. specking; 3.to cause the presence of specks upon or in, especially specks regarded as defects or blemishes; to spot; to speckle; as, paper specked by impurities.
Specked	adj	Covered or having specks, stains, very small spots or discoloration.
Speckedness	n	State of being covered with specks, blemishes, spots.
Speckiness	n	The state of being specked or specky.
Speckless	adj	Having no speck or speckle, free from speckles, blemishes, flaws, dirt, dust. 2. scrupulously clean, immaculate, spotless.
Specklike	adj	Resembling or characteristic of a speck in some aspect.
Speckness	n	The quality or condition of being speckd, spotted, stained or of a discoloration.
Speckly	adv	Full or covered with specks, spotted, freckled.
Speckstone	n	Soapstone, or a Chinese variety of this; figure-stone.
Specky	adj	Covered or marked with specks, spotted, having specks; discolored. 2. slightly or partially spotted.
Speech	n	The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the ability to speak or to use vocalizations to communicate. 2. a session of speaking; a long oral message given publicly usually by one person. 3. a style of speaking. 4. (grammar) speech reported in writing; see direct speech, reported speech. 5. a dialect or language. 6. talk; mention; rumor.
Speech	phr	"Speech Was Given to Man to Hide His Thoughts' - the true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to conceal them.
Speech break	n	The confusion or break down of communication, such as Babel.
Speechcraft	n	The science or knowledge of speech.
Speech day	n	The annual prize-giving day at school when it is customary to invite a guest to make a speech and to award prizes for academic and sporting excelence.
Speech feelings	n	The emotional and attitudianal aspect of speech.
Speechful	adj	Full of speech. 2. possessing power of speech. 3. loquacious, talkative.
Speechfulness	n	The action of speaking, loquaciousness, talkativeness.
Speech-house	n	A hall, room, a building set apart for speechs, conferences etc. 2. a court-house; monastic parlor.
Speeching	n	The act of making a speech.
Speech island	n	A small area inhabited by speakers of a language or dialect other than is spoken in the surrounding areas.
Speechless	adj	Devoid, lacking or without speech. 2. without the power of speech. 3. at a loss for words; silent.
Speechlessly	adv	In a speechless manner, without speaking.
Speechlessness	n	The state or condition of being speechless. 2. the lack or loss of speech.
Speechlike	adj	Resembling natural human speech, as the mimic of the parrot.
Speechlore	n	The science, study or knowledge of language or speech; linguistics. 2. philology; grammar.
Speech-maker	n	One who makes or delivers in public. 2. an orator.
Speech-making	n	The delivery of speeches, oratory, rhetoric.
Speechman	n	Appointed to speak for others. 2. a spokesman.
Speech reading	n	The action on the part of deaf mutes in comprehending speech by watching the movement of speaker's lips and mouths.
Speechways	n	Idiom, colloquialism, manners of speaking. 2. ways of speaking by a community.
Speechworthy	adj	Worthy of speech or being spoken.
Speechwriter	n	Someone who writes speeches for others, especially as a profession.
Speech-writing	n	The craft or activity of writing speeches, usually for delivery by someone else.
Speechy	adj	full of speech or words; verbose.
Speed	n	Distance traveled per unit time. 2. a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; speed, swiftness, fastness, velocity. 3: changing location rapidly, speed, speeding, hurrying. 4. the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera)lens system, focal ratio. 5. the act or state of moving swiftly; swiftness; velocity; rapidly; rate of motion; dispatch; as, the speed of a horse or a vessel. 6. a central nervous system stimulant. an amphetamine, that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression, amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed.
Speed	vb	To move fast; to rush, to hotfoot, to hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush, to along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it. 2: move faster; accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken, slow, slow down, slow up. 3. to move very fast; at breakneck speed, to travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip. 4: travel at an excessive or illegal velocity. 5. cause to move faster; accelerate, speed, speed up.
Speed	n	Prosperity in an undertaking; favorable issue; success "for everyone's speed." 2. One who, or that which, causes or promotes speed or success. [Obs.) God speed, good speed; prosperity. See Godspeed. 4. haste; swiftness; celerity; quickness; dispatch; expedition; hurry; acceleration. 5. abundance, power, might. 6. success, prosperity, good fortune, profit. 7. advancement, furtherance, lot. 8. one, who or that which succeeds, prosperity, success. 9. in context implying an evil plight or awkward situation.
Speed	vb	To cause to be successful, or to prosper; hence, to aid; to favour; to meet with success or good fortune. 2. to cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry. 3. to hasten to a conclusion; to expedite. 4. to hurry to destruction; to put an end to; to ruin; to undo. 5. to wish success or god fortune to, in any undertaking, especially in setting out upon a journey; as God speed you; me , them, etc., may God speed you; or, may you have good speed. 6.to dispatch; hasten; expedite; accelerate; hurry. 7. To go; to fare. (Obs) 8. to experience in going; to have any condition, good or ill; to fare. 9. to fare well; to succeed, to have success; to prosper; to attain one's purpose or desire. 10. to be expedient (obs). 11. to provide or furnish with something. 11. to further or bring to an end desired. 12. appointed or elected to do something. 13. to dispatch, destroy, kill a person.
Speed	phr	"At Speed" - moving quickly.
Speed	phr	"Come to Good Speed." - to be successful.
Speed	phr	"Speed of Light" - in Physics the speed of electromagnetic radiation in a perfect vacuum. 2. a very rapid speed.
Speed	phr	"Speed the Plough"- to get on with something as quickly as you can.
Speed	phr	"Speed Up" - go faster; quicken one's speed. 2. move or work at greater speed; quicken up.
Speed	phr	"Up to Speed" - operating at full or optimum speed or efficiency. 2. functioning or producing at an expected, acceptable, or competitive level.
Speed boarder	n	A person who practices extreme sport of speed boarding.
Speed boarding	n	The sport of speed boarding.
Speedboat	n	A motor boat designed for high speed.
Speed boating	n	The recreational act of traveling in a speedboat.
Speeder	n	Someone or something that speeds; specifically a driver who drives at a speed exceeding the speed limit.
Speed flying	n	An air sport, a variant of paragliding, focusing on high speed passes, skimming close to the ground and features of the terrain.
Speedful	adj	Full of speed in any sense; quick, efficient, effective or brief manner. 2. successful, prosperous, effectual, efficient. 3. full of speed, hasty, speedy,
Speedfully	adv	In a quick or effective manner; in a speedful manner. 2. in a speedy and effective manner.
Speedfulness	n	The state or condition of having rapidity in moving, going, travelling, proceeding with swiftness and celerity. 2. relative rapidity in moving, going etc. 3. the rate of motion or progress. 4. full speed ahead; full maximum or optionable rate of motion.
Speediful	adj	Speedy, prompt.
Speedihood	n	Swiftness, rapidity.
Speedily	adv	With rapid movements; quickly, rapidly, speedily. 2. in a speedy manner. 3. apace, at flank speed, at once, by forced marches, cursorily, decisively, directly, double-quick, expeditiously, fast, feverishly, flat-out, forthwith, full tilt, furiously, hand over fist, hand over hand, hastily, with haste, hell for leather, hell-bent, helterskelter, hotfoot, hurriedly, hurry-scurry, immediately, in double-quick time, in no time, in passing, instantly, on the double, posthaste, promptly, pronto, right away, right off, slapdash, smartly, snappily, straightaway, summarily, superficially, swiftly, with all haste, with all speed, with rapid strides.
Speediness	n	The state of traveling quickly. 2. acting quickly or decisively in various situations. 3. speed, haste, celerity
Speeding	n	A lot of hap in regards to respect. 2. travel or moving at high speed, esp. by motor vehicles,travel unsafe or reckless speed or above a specified speed limit.
Speeding	adj	Moving with speed, speedy, rapidly.
Speedingly	adv	With speed; rapidly.
Speedless	adj	The state of being without speed; devoid of speed, motionless, still, traveling slowly.
Speedloader	n	A device for loading a firearm or magazine with loose ammunition very quickly. 2. a turboload mechanism.
Speed network	n	The act of creating professional relationships through briefly meeting with candidates and exchanging contact details, akin to speed dating.
Speed queen	n	(Slang) a female speed freak; a woman who abuses stimulants.
Speed-read	vb	To read quickly, or at an accelerated rate, while maintaining a high level of comprehension of the material read.
Speed-reading	n	Reading at an accelerated rate while maintaining a comprehension level of the material read.
Speedshift	n	A renegotiation of the datarate over a telecommunication link.
Speedster	n	A speeder. 2. an automobile, usually having two seats, designed for speed.
Speed-up	n	An increase in the speed or rate of working.
Speedwalk	n	A moving walkway for conveying passengers.
Speed walking	n	Power-walking.
Speedway	n	A specially reserved or prepared road for vehicles traveling at high speed. 2. a highway for fast motor traffic.
Speedwell	n	Any small herbaceous plant of the genus veronica, with tiny white, blue or purple flowers.
Speedwork	n	Physical exercise that concentrates on speed.
Speedy	adj	Characterized by speed; rapidity, swift, fast, without delay. 2. coming, moving, going, arriving quickly or soon, not delayed. 3. quick, expeditious, without delay, prompt.
Speer	n	A question, inquiry, asking, tracing, seeking out. 2. demand the return, both formally and informally.
Speer	vb	To put or ask a question or questions; make inquiries, to ask. 2. to inquire one's way; proceed or go to a place. 3. to inquire or ask what, who, how. 4. to make inquiries concerning or about. 5. to ask questions regarding a thing or fact as of a person. 6. to request a return of money. 7. to trace, find out by inquiry. 8. to call upon or demand formally.
Speer	phr	"Speer at" - to question.
Speerer	n	An inquirer, asker, one who questions and asks question.
Speering	n	The action of inquiring by interrogation. 10. the task of obtaining information obtained by inquiries.
Speight	n	Green woodpecker, wood spite.
Speld	n	A flake, particle from a fire, a spark. 2. a chip, splinter.
Spele	vb	To take or stand in the place of another. 2. to represent. 3. to spare or save something. 4. to leave over, to use sparingly or frugally. 5. to set aside, neglect. 6. to spare a person; to leave unpunished or unharmed. 7. to respite from death.
Speliend	n	A vicar, minister of religion, reverend. See also walend, haliend etc.
Spelk	n	A surgical splint. 2. a splinter, chip, strip of wood. 3. a thatching rod.
Spelk	vb	To fasten with a splint or a spelk; esp. to bind or join a broken limbs, bones by means of a splint.
Spelking	n	The act of joining or mending by a surgical splint.
Spell	n	A discourse, article, narrator, speech; occasional idle talk, fable. 2. to set spell on end: to begin to talk. 3. sermon, narrative, or tale; also OE. a subject of discourse. 3. a set of words; formula or verse. 4. charms and incantations found the world over in folklore and superstition.
Spell	n	A splinter, chip, fragment, fragment. 2. bar, rail, fragment. 3. a set of persons taking a turn of work in order to relieve others; relief gang or shift. 4. a turn of work taken by a person or set of persons in relief of others?.
Spell	phr	"Break the Spell" - spoil the effect.
Spell	phr	"Have a Spell" - have a rest
Spell	phr	"Under the Spell Of" - fascinated, influenced by.
Spell-bind	vb	Bind with or as if with a spell; entrance.
Spell-binder	n	A political speaker capable of holding an audience spell-bound or fascinated.
Spell-bound	adj	Bound, fascinated, intrigued as if under the control of a spell.
Spellcraft	n	The lore and learning of spells, charms and incantations.
Speller	n	A preacher, gossiper, mountebank.
Spell-free	adj	Free or unaffected by spells and witchery.
Spelling	n	Speaking, talking, gossiping, uttering.
Spellmaker	n	One who makes spell or charms.
Spell-making	n	The process of making spells or charms.
Spell-monger	n	One who deals in spellcraft, spells or performs or uses a "magic" formula as a charm; one who chants incantations, charmer; hence one who fascinates.
Spell-soaked	adj	Enslaved or saturated mentally by spells.
Spell-weaver	n	One who creates magic spells.
Spell-word	n	Magic words, incantations and esoteric words.
Spelt	n	The plant "Triticum spelia" also called German wheat.
Spend	vb	To expend money or any other possession; to consume, use, waste, or part with, anything; spends freely. 2. to waste or wear away; to be consumed; to lose force or strength; to vanish; as, energy spends in the using of it. 3. To be diffused; to spread. 4. (Mining) To break ground; to continue working. 5. to weigh or lay out; to dispose of; to part with; as, to spend money for clothing. 6. to bestow; to employ; -- often with on or upon. 7. to consume; to waste; to squander; to exhaust; as, to spend an estate in gaming or other vices. 8. to pass, as time; to suffer to pass away; as, to spend a day idly. 9. To exhaust of force or strength; to waste; to wear away; as, the violence of the waves was spent.
Spend	phr	"Spend a Penny" - to urinate or defecate (with reference to coin-operated locks of public toilets).
Spend	phr	"Spend a Sleepless Night" - to worry about a something.
Spend	phr	"Spend Time On" - to dedicate time to an activity.
Spend	phr	"Spend Time with" - to accompany someone for leisure; to hang out.
Spend-all	n	A prodigal or wasteful person; a spendthrift.
Spender	n	A person who spends money.
Spending	n	An amount that has been, or is planned to be spent.
Spend-up	n	An occasion when money is spent in a careless and even reckless manner.
Spendworthy	adj	Worthy of song or of being sung. 2. worthy of being sung about.
Spete	vb	To spit, expectorate.
Spettle	n	Spittle, spittle, saliva, spet.
Spew	vb	Expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; spit, spew, spue. 2. eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical: "the volcano spews out molten rocks every day"; spew out, eruct. 3. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth. vomit, vomit up, purge, cast,sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regurgitate, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up 4. to eject from the stomach; to vomit. 5. to cast forth with abhorrence or disgust; to eject. 5. to eject seed, as wet land swollen with frost.
Spew	n	That which is vomited; vomit. 2. barf, be seasick, be sick, belch, break out, bring up, burst, burst forth, burst out, cascade, cast forth, chuck up. 3. fourth swarm of bees in a year. 2. a wet marshy place of ground; a place in a field where water comes up.
Spew	phr	"Spew Out" - come out, issue in a thick, unpleasant stream.
Spew	phr	"Spew Up" - to vomit.
Spewer	n	One who spews or vomits.
Spew frost	n	Ice-needle.
Spewiness	n	The state of being spewy; naseous.
Spewing	n	Material spewed or vomited.
Spewy	adj	Moist; marshy, emitting water.
Spider	n	OE. spi[thorn]re, from. AS. spinnan to spin; -- so named from spinning its web; a walker-weaver (kenning). 2.predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey 2. a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine. 3. a skillet made of cast iron. 4. the assembled spokes for a wheel or pulley pattern.
Spider	phr	"Swallow a Spider." - to go bankrupt.
Spider crab	n	Any of various crabs of the family Majidae with a pear-shaped body and long thin legs.
Spiderdom	n	The world of spiders and arachnids.
Spidered	adj	Infested by spiders; covered by cobwebs.
Spiderfear	n	The fear of spiders; arachnophobia; spidershy.
Spiderhole	n	A small, usually camouflaged hole dug in the ground where someone can hide; a foxhole.
Spiderhood	n	The existence of spiders.
Spiderish	adj	Resembling a spider,
Spiderish-ness	n	The quality or condition of resembling or being like a spider.
Spiderkind	n	All spiders considered as a group.
Spiderless	adj	Without or free of spiders.
Spiderlike	adj	Like a spider.
Spiderlily	n	The common name of different plant species within the Amaryllidaceae.
Spiderline	n	A thread of spider web.
Spiderman	n	One employed by a building contractor to work on the highest structures. 2. a steeple-jack.
Spider mite	n	A plant feeding mite, wit one species a serious garden hothouse pest (red spider)
Spiderness	n	The state or quality of being a spider.
Spider-shanks	n	Having long, thin, slender legs like a spider.
Spider-shy	n	Fearing or phobic about spiders.
Spiderwasp	n	One of the solitary wasp in the Pompilidae family, which feed on spiders.
Spider web	n	The network of delicate threads spun by a spider to entrap its prey; a cobweb.
Spiderwebby	adj	Resembling a spider web.
Spiderwort	n	Several plants having flowers with long hairy stamens. 2. a perennial plant of the Tradesantia genus , found in clumps in woodlands and meadows.
Spidery	adj	Relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida, arachnoid, arachnidian, spiderlike, spiderly. 2. elongated and thin (spidery handwriting).
Spill	n	A throwing from a horse, vehicle, tumble, an upset, a fall. 2. a downpour or dropping of liquid; a quantity spilled. 3. a vacating of position in an organization to allow those positions to be filled again by application and interview. 4. a slight breeze. 5. a difference in light, esp. by the area intended to be illuminated. 6. a wood shaving in spiral form.
Spill	vb	To destroy, kill, deprive of life; put an end to life. 2. to put or bring to death, slay, kill; cause death, slaughter. 3. to destroy, kill oneself, suicide. 5. to destroy, ruin, (the soul) by offence; to sin against moral laws. 6. to wreak, devastate, spoil, ruin by demolition. 7. to despoil, deprive of something.
Spill	phr	"Spill the Blood of" - kill or injure a person.
Spill	phr	"Spill One's Guts" - to confess, or to divulge secrets, typically speaking freely and at length after a charge or motive or an incentive.
Spill	phr	"Spill Out/Of" - overflow, run over the side of a container. 2. emerge suddenly, and in a scattered disorganized way.
Spill	phr	"Spill Over" - overflow. 2. of a surplus population to forced to move because of overcrowding. 3. be greater than , exceed the number a town or city can accommodate.
Spill	phr	"Spill the Beans" - divulge information etc esp. unintentionally or indiscreetly. 2. be forthright; tell all; spill one's guts.
Spillback	n	The blockage of an intersection by traffic as a result of the traffic lights changing and preventing progress.
Spiller	n	One who sheds blood; one who spills or sheds blood. 2. a killer or destroyer of life.
Spilling	n	The action of destroying, spoiling or marring. 2. the action of wasting, wasteful employing of. 3. the action of causing water or other liquids to flow out or run out wastefully; shedding, effusing. 4. the action of causing air to escape, the escape of air. 5. that which spilt. 6.
Spillover	n	That which spills over. 2. the process of spilling. 3. an incidental development; a consequence, repercussion, a by-product. 4. the results from spilling over; incidentally developed.
Spill-spilling	adj	That which is repeatedly spilling.
Spill-stream	n	Small stream or tributary created by the overflow or spill of waters from a larger river etc. 2. a spill-water
Spillway	n	A natural feature providing a channel or passage for the escape of surplus waterfrom a lake. 2. a channel or slope built to carry away surplus water from a reservoir or lake.
Spilly	adj	Exhibiting spills or dirty seams.
Spilquern	n	A whirligig or top.
Spilt	adj	(ppl. or adj. of spilt) spoiled, ruined, destroyed. 2. rendered unwholesome or unfit for food through being keep too long, as in " Don't cry over spilt milk.". 3. of liquids that are allowed to flow over or run out, esp. in a wasteful or accidental manner.
Spilter	n	A splinter, fragment.
Spilth	n	The action or fact of spilling.
Spin	n	Swift whirling motion (usually of a missile). 2. the act of rotating rapidly; spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl. 3. a short drive in a car. 4. rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral; tailspin. 5. a distinctive interpretation; especially used by politicians to sway public opinion.
Spin	vb	To revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; spin, spin around, whirl, reel. 2. to stream in jets, of liquids; as in "the stream spun its way through the woods" 3: cause to spin; whirl, birl, spin, twirl. 4: make up a story. 5. form a web by making a thread; like spiders and caterpillars. 6. work natural fibers into a thread; spin silk like a silk worm. 7. twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation. 8: prolong or extend; "spin out a visit".
Spin	phr	"Be In a Tailspin" - (of a plane) to be falling very fast. 2. fig. unable to be in control of a difficult situation.
Spin	phr	"Make One's Head Spin" - confuse, discombobulate.
Spin	phr	"Spin a Yarn?" - tell an untrue story. 2. tell a fanciful story, especially designed to mislead, impress or get rid of.
Spin	phr	"Spin Down" -of a rotating body) to reduce its speed of rotation. 2. (figuratively) to diminish in energy; to slow down or peter out; to be gradually canceled or ended. 3. (computing, intransitive, of a disk drive) To reduce its spinning speed from that required for reading and writing.
Spin	phr	"Spin Off" - the production as a by-product side-effect, or indirect result of a product or material developed for a higher technological project. 2. throw off by centrifugal force in spinning.
Spin	phr	"Spin One's Wheels" - to waste time or work fruitlessly.
Spin	phr	"Spin Out" - a skidding spin by a vehicle out of control. 2. make (a story, money, etc.) last as long as possible. 3. spend or consume (time, one's life etc ., by discussion or in an occupation etc.)
Spin	phr	"Spin Street Thread" - spread gossip, rumors etc.
Spin	phr	"Spin Street-yarns." - to wander from house to house, chatting and exchanging gossip. 2. rumor-mongering; muck-raking.
Spincop	n	A spider.
Spindle	n	Of limbs (or persons) -- thin, slender, a lacking of robustness. 2. of cereals with slender stalks and formed ears. of flowering plants implying in growth; esp. rapid growth or attenuation into something slender thin or unsubstantial. 3. a pin in a spinning wheel used for twisting or winding in the thread. 4. a small bar with with tapered ends used for the same purpose in hand spinning. 5. a pin bearing the bobbin of a spinning machine. 6. a pin or axis that revolves or which something revolves. 7. a turned piece of wood uses as a banister, chair leg etc. 8. a spindle-shape of microtubules form when a cell divides. 9. a varying length of measure for yarn.
Spindle	vb	Have, or grow into a new slender form.
Spindle-berry	n	The fruit of a spindle tree.
Spindleful	adj	As much as a spindle ca hold.
Spindle-shaped	adj	Having a circular cross-section and tapering towards each end. 2. shaped like a spindle, i.e. long thin and tapering at both ends.
Spindle-shank	n	Of legs long, thin and slender (usu. contemptuously.)
Spindle-side	n	The female line of descent - NB: male side of the descent: Spear-side.
Spindle-tree	n	A tall bushy shrub, yielding a hard-grained wood used foe spindles, skewers, etc. 2. dogwood.
Spindlework	n	Decorative trim around a porch.
Spindliness	n	The quality of being spindly.
Spindling	n	The action of providing with a spindle. 2. formation of a stem, stalk, shoot in plants. 3. a spindling plant or animal. 4. the tapering of various things, such as airplane wings, machinery, rigs etc.
Spindling	adj	Of plants: slender and weakly in growth. 2. elongated implying or suggestive of weakness. 3. generally, slender, elongated, weak. 4. disproportionately tall and slim.
Spindly	adj	Long or tall or thin; thin or weak.
Spindom	n	The realm, sphere of political spin.
Spin-dry	vb	To dry clothes by spinning and making use of centrifugal force.
Spinfoam	n	A topological structure made out of two-dimensional faces that represents one of the configurations that must be summed to obtain a Feynman's path integral description of quantum gravity.
Spinful	adj	Heavily spinning.
Spin-house	n	A building, a workhouse, in which persons are employed in spinning. 2. a house of correction or penitentiary for women, especially prostitutes. 3. a spinning-house; a mill; a building set aside for the purpose of spinning
Spinless	adj	Having no spin or no tendency to spin. 2. straight talking, honest, trustworthy; devoid of semantic slyness. 3. devoid of political spin.
Spinlike	adj	Having the characteristics off something that spins.
Spinlock	n	In computing, a lock which causes a thread trying to acquire it simply to wait on in a loop (spin) while repeatedly checking if the lock is available.
Spinner	n	A person who spins cotton, wool, yarn etc. 2. a spinner by occupation; a spinning machine. 3. a manufacturer or merchant engage in the spinning industry. 4. one who tells yarns. 5. an angling term for an artificial fly. 6. a top, teetotum. 7. a spin bowler in cricket. 7. something which moves rapidly. 8. any rotating device. 9. A spider, esp. one who spin a web. 10. a caterpillar which spins a cocoon.
Spinning	n	The action of, or activities involved in , converting fibers into thread or yarn. 2. the product of spinning. 3. an instance of spinning.
Spinning	adj	That spins or produces thread. 2. that revolves, gyrates or turns around in any sense. 3. of or used in the production of spinning. 4. rapid, fast.
Spinningly	adv	In the manner of rotating or turning. 2. (slang)- in a very positive way or manner.
Spinning mill	n	A mill or factory devoted to spinning.
Spinning top	n	A metal or wooden toy, usually conical, spherical, or pear-shaped, spinning on a point, when set in motion by hand, string, etc.
Spinning wheel	n	A household implement used for a spinning yarn or thread, consisting of a rotating spindle operated by a trundle of fly-wheel.
Spin-off	n	The production as a by-product side-effect, or indirect result. 2. an incidental result or results especilly as a side benefit from industrial technology.
Spin out	vb	A skidding spin by a vehicle out of control.
Spinster	n	An unmarried woman, usu. one middle-aged and living alone. An umarried woman . in Saxon times, spinning was a routine winter occupation of the female side of the household. Alfred the Great, in his will , calls the female part of his family the 'spindle side'
Spinsterdom	n	The world or demographic of women, unmarried, middle-aged and living alone.
Spinsterhood	n	A condition of being an unmarried woman; an old maid.
Spinsterish	adj	Resembling a spinster.
Spinsterishness	n	The state or quality of being spinsterish.
Spinsterlike	adj	Resembling or characteristic of a spinster.
Spinstership	n	The state of being an unmarried woman, middle-aged and living alone.
Spinsterishness	n	Resembling the state or condition of an unmarried woman, middle-aged and living alone.
Spinworthy	adj	Worthy of being spun into thread.
Spire	n	A stalk or stem of a plant; esp. one of a tall and slender growth. 2. the tapering top of a tree; the portion of the main stem which shoots up above the branch. 3. a flower spike; tall growing reeds or sedge. 4. a young, tender shoot or sprout; rudimentary sprout or shoots of a seed. 5. a blade or shoot of grass. 6. a blade of hair. 7. awn or beard of grain. 8. an elongated tongue of fire. 9. a sharp point. 10. branch or prong of deer horn. 11. a tall, slender, sharp-pointed summit; the highest point of a summit, peak, rock or column. 12. pyramidal heap of something.
Spire	vb	To furnish with a spire or spires. 2. to shoot or point up in or as in a spire. 3. to put forth a spire or spires; to sprout.
Spired	adj	Furnished with a spire or spires.
Spireless	adj	Without a spire or spires.
Spire-like	adj	Resembling a spire in some aspect.
Spire-steeple	n	A steeple surmounted by a spire; a church spire.
Spirewise	adv	In the manner of a tapering spire, as a pyramid.
Spiring	n	The action of the tapering like a pyramid.
Spiring	adj	Shooting, sprouting, reaching as if to a summit, rising dramatically. 3. that spires or rises up tapering to a point; soaring aloft or reaching a great height.
Spiry	adj	Having spies, tapering, fine, slender, towering, soaring, shooting or pointing up, rising.
Spit	n	OE. a cooking implement. 2. saliva, spittle. 3. an act of spitting or expectorating. 4. light rain or drizzle.
Spit	n	A slender or sharp pointing rod. 2. rod or skewer on which fish are strung and hung out to dry. 3. a sword.
Spit	n	A small, low-pointed tongue of land projecting into the water or sea; a long narrow reef, shoal or sandbank extending from the shore.
Spit	vb	Eject saliva, spettle, spold or spit, sometimes as denotation of anger, malice, hatred.
Spit	vb	To extrude or lay eggs.
Spit	vb	To dig with a spade; plant a bush with a spade. 5. to thrust a spit through; to fix upon a spit; hence, to thrust through or impale; as, to spit a loin of veal.
Spit	adj	A spade-depth of a sword.
Spit	phr	"Dead Spit of His Father." - identical to; the exact like of his father.
Spit	phr	"Spit at" - direct saliva from the mouth at somebody, as a sign of contempt or defiance.
Spit	phr	"Spit Feathers" - to feel very thirsty. 2. to feel very angry, to sputter angrily; to spit nails.
Spit	phr	"Spit in Somebody's Eye" - make a gesture of contempt towards somebody, although not necessary, by spitting at him.
Spit	phr	"Spit in the Wind" - take on an impossible task.
Spit	phr	Spit It Out - to spit on or to spit upon, to insult grossly; to treat with contempt. 2. to say it; unburden oneself. 3. say what is on one's mind. 4. say what one has to say.
Spit	phr	"Spit Out" - send out sharply, eject from the mouth. 2. say something and angrily, as if spitting.
Spitbox	n	A spittoon.
Spitfire	n	A person of a fiery temper. 2. a type of fighter aircraft used during World War Two.
Spitless	adj	Having a dry mouth; greatly frightened to the point that one's mouth goes dry.
Spitscop	n	A sharp-pointed hill.
Spit take	n	An act of suddenly spitting out the liquid one is drinking as a reaction to something funny, especially as a technique in comedic acting.
Spitted	adj	Being transfixed or impaled with a spit. 2. thrust a spit through meat. 3. pierce or transfix with a sword.
Spitten	ppl	Skewered, impaled, run-through
Spitting	n	The action of eject saliva.
Spitting snake	n	A venomous snake of South Africa, related to the cobras, that is able to eject its poison at some distance.
Spitting spider	n	Scytodes thoracica.
Spittle	n	A clear, the thick, moist liquid or matter secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches; saliva, spit. 2. saliva, spittle, spottle. 3. a quantity of saliva ejected at one time. 4. a small sort of spade used for light digging, a spud. 5. a hoe, scraper, a shovel. 6. a baking implement.
Spittle	vb	To dig with a small spade, to spud, to hoe.
Spittle of the Sun	phr	Gossamer. 2. sun's spittle
Spittlewort	n	Pellitory, Anacylcus pyrethium.
Spitty	adj	Characterized by spitting. tending to spit frequently. 3. covered in saliva.
Splott	n	A plot or spot of land.
Spoke	n	One of the set of staves, bars or roads radiating from the hub or nave of the wheel and supporting the felloes or the rim. 2. a rung of a ladder. 3. one of a set of poles adapted for carrying a coffin to the grave. 4. a saying, maxim, remark. 5. denoting speech or action intended to advance a person's interests. 6. something which impedes, obstructs; an impediment, an obstruction. 7. a beam of light; ray of sunshine.
Spoke	vb	To provide a wheel with spokes. 2. to fasten a wheel with a stick or a spoke to prevent its turning.
Spoke	phr	"Put a Spoke in One's Wheels." -- action tended to thwart, obstruct some person or proceeding. 2. to interfere with one'ss projects and frustrate them.
Spoke	phr	"Spoken for" - claimed, requisitioned. (under speak)?
Spokecat	n	A mascot in the form of a cat.
Spoken	adj	Pertaining to or connected with a spoke or spokes. 2. ppl of speak: uttered orally, as opposed to written. 3. speaking or having a specific kind or way of speech, "smooth-spoken".
Spokenness	n	The fact or quality of having been spoken or uttered.
Spoken word	n	Is a performance art that is word based. It is an oral art that focuses on the aesthetics of word play such as intonation and voice inflection. It is a 'catchall' term which includes any kind of poetry recited aloud, including poetry readings, poetry slams, jazz poetry, and hip hop, and can include comedy routines and 'prose monologues'. Although spoken word can include any kind of poetry read aloud, it is different from written poetry in that how it sounds is often one of the main components. Unlike written poetry it has less to do with physical on the page aesthetics and more to do with phonaesthetics, or the aesthetics of sound.
Spokeshave	n	A carpenter tool for planing spokes, or similar curved surface. 2. a wheelwright tool having a blade set between two handles, used with a drawing motion in rounding and smoothing wooden surfaces.
Spokesman	n	Spokeswoman; spokeslady: one who speaks in the name of and on the behalf of another or others.
Spokesmanship	n	The position of being a spokesman.
Spokewise	adv	Having the parts placed as the spokes of a wheel, radiating from a center.
Spokey	adj	Having or consisting of parts arranged radially like the spokes of a wheel; radiated, radiating. 2, resembling wheel-spokes in form and arrangement.
Spold	n	Spittle, saliva, spit.
Sponge	n	An Old English loan word from Greek. a marine invertebrate. 2. piece of porous material used for washing porous material. 3. informal: a heavy drinker. 4. (slang): person who takes advantage of the generosity of others 5. a form of contraception. 6. any sponge-like substance, including a sponge-cake. 7. a mop for cleaning the bore of a cannon. 8. a point of a horseshoe.
Sponge	vb	(Slang) to take advantage of the kindness of others. 2. to get by imposition; to scrounge. 3. to deprive (somebody) of something by imposition. 4. to clean, soak up, or dab with a sponge. 5. to suck in, or imbibe, like a sponge. 6. to wipe out with a sponge, as letters or writing; to efface; to destroy all trace of. 7. to be converted, as dough, into a light, spongy mass by the agency of yeast or leaven.
Sponge	phr	"Sponge Down" - to clean with a sponge
Sponge	phr	"Sponge Off/On" - scrounge (money) from somebody. 2. live at the expense of another, taking money and assistance that one does not return. 3. sponge from or on, as a parasite or sponger, sucking up all like a dry sponge will suck up water.
Sponge	phr	"Throw in/up the Sponge" - yield, give up the struggle and concede that one is beaten.
Sponge-bath	n	A type of bathing usually carried ot in hospital which involves washing a patient (often bed-ridden) with a sponge.
Sponge-cloth	n	Soft, lightly woven cloth with a slightly wrinkled surface. 2. a thin spongy spongy material used material for cleaning.
Spongedown	n	A quick clean of something with a sponge.
Spongeful	adj	The amount (of liquid) a sponge may contain.
Spongeless	adj	Without a sponge (various kinds).
Spongelike	adj	Like a sponge, spongy.
Sponge-tree	n	A spiny tropical acacia, Acacia farnesiana, with a globose head of fragrant yellow flowers yielding a perfume: also called opopanax.
Spongeware	n	A traditional pottery decorated by spattering or sponging on color.
Spongily	adv	In a spongy manner.
Sponginess	n	The property of being spongy.
Sponging	adj	Having the characteristics of a sponge, absorbent, squishy, porous.
Sponging-house	n	A place of confinement where persons arrested for debt were kept for a short time, before being sent to a prison.
Spongy	adj	Like a sponge, especially in being porous, compressible, elastic, or absorbent. 2. (of metal) finely divided and loosely coherent.
Spoon	n	A thin piece of wood, shaving, chip, splinter or sliver. (Spoon ???)A bowl-shaped utensil with a long handle for conveying liquids. 3. a form of oar with a curved blade. 4. a golf club with a wood head.
Spoon	phr	"Born with a Silver Spoon in One's Mouth" - born with inherited privilege and/or wealth.
Spoon	phr	"He Who Sups with the Devil, Needs a Long Spoon" - one will need all his wits if you ally or mix with evil.
Spoon bit	n	A brace bit similar to a shell bit but with a more conical point.
Spoonfed	adj	Pampered, cosseted, over-protected.
Spoonways	adj	Closely packed together like spoons.
Spoony	adj	Enamored in a silly or sentimental way. 2. feebly sentimental, gushy.
Spor	n	Track, trail, trace of wild animal, person or vehicle: a footprint (footlast).
Spor	vb	To track, trace, follow by spoor.
Sprat	n	A small sea-fish allied to the herring and pilchard.
Sprawl	vb	Old English spreawlian ‘move the limbs convulsively. sit, lie, or fall with one's arms and legs spread out in an ungainly way. 2. spread out over a large area in an untidy or irregular way.
Sprawl	n	An ungainly or carelessly relaxed position in which one's arms and legs are spread out. 2. group or mass of something that has spread out in an untidy or irregular way. 3. the disorganized and unattractive expansion of an urban or industrial area into the adjoining countryside.
Sprawl	phr	"Sprawl Out" - sit or lie with the arms and legs loosely or comfortably extended or relaxed.
Sprawling	adj	That sprawls. 2. extensive, expansive; sprawly.
Sprawly	adj	Sprawling.
Spray	n	??A sprig of flowers or leaves, or a branch of trees with branchlets or flowers, especially slender or graceful ones. 2.a bunch of flowers decoratively arranged. 3. an ornament in similar form (as a spray of diamonds).
Spread	adj	Distributed or spread over a considerable extent; dispersed. 2. prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out. 3. fully extended in width; outspread.
Spread	n	Process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space; spreading. 2. a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; "gap between income and outgo". 3. farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle); ranch, spread, cattle ranch, cattle farm. 4. a haphazard distribution in all directions; scatter, spread. 5. a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes, paste. 6. a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; banquet, feast. 7: two facing pages of a book or other publication; spread, spread head, spreadhead, facing pages. 8. the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age); middle-aged spread. 9: decorative cover for a bed; bedspread, bedcover, bed cover, bed covering, counterpane. 10. act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time; spread, spreading.
Spread	vb	distribute or disperse widely; 2. become distributed or widespread; propagate. 3. spread across or over; overspread. 4. spread out or open from a closed or folded state; unfold, spread, spread out, open. 5. cause to become widely known; circulate, circularize, circularize, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, diffuse, disperse, pass around. 6. become widely known and passed on; go around,circulate. 7. strew or distribute over an area; scatter, spread out. 8. move outward; diffuse, spread, spread out, fan out. 9. cover by spreading something over; distribute over a surface in a layer.
Spread	phr	"Spread Like A Rash?" - extend thickly, especially in visible form.
Spread	phr	"Spread Like Wildfire." - spread so very rapidly.
Spread	phr	"Spread On" - place something on the surface and extend it (e.g. by unfolding or pressing) thus covering the surface.
Spread	phr	"Spread One's Net" - prepare to catch somebody or to get somebody in one's power or influence.
Spread	phr	"Spread Oneself" - to be indulgent, be lavish. 2. to talk boastfully; to act ostentatiously, to show off.
Spread	phr	"Spread Oneself Thin." - to attempt to do more than is feasible in the available time.
Spread	phr	"Spread One's Wings." - to assert authority which has not yet been conferred by one's superiors and for which may not bee ready. 2. (have the confidence to) to extend one's activities and interests.
Spread	phr	"Spread Out" - open the hands and extend the arms (in a gesture of surprise, helplessness etc). 2. of individuals in a group) to move away from each other.
Spread	phr	"Spread Over" - extend in time; over a period of time.
Spread	phr	"Spread the Net More Widely." - to become more comprehensive.
Spread	phr	"Spread to" - cause to extend more widely, affecting other places and peoples.
Spreader	n	A small knife for the spreading of butter. 2. one who spreads or passes on sickness or an illness to others. 3. an implement for spreading, hay, manure, gravel etc.
Spreading	adj	The act of extending; extension, diffusion.
Spreadingly	adv	In a spreading manner.
Spreadingly	adv	Increasingly.
Spreadingness	n	Tendindg to spread; having the quality of spreading.
Spreadle	n	OE: spraedels: a spreading place for nets.
Spread out	adj	Esp. spreading in a fan-shpe; fanned.
Spread-sheet	n	A screen-oriented inter-active program enabling a user to lay out financial data on the screen.
Spread	adj	Tending to spread; expansive.
Spreadyness	n	The tendency to be expansive
Sprenge	Vb	OE: sprengen: to sprinkle a liquid. 2. to scatter or disperse something. 3. to scatter, spread abroad or about, distribute. 4. to sprinkle a person with something. 5. to produce by sprinkling. 6. to cleanse by sprinkling. 7. to besprinkle, besprent.
Sprengles	n	A sprinkle or sprinkles.
Sprent	vb	Jump up; bounce.
Sprig	n	???
Spriggy	adj	Full of sprigs or small branches.
Spring	n	The season of growth; springtime 2. a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed; "the spring was broken" 3. a natural flow of ground water; spring, fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring. 4. a point at which water issues forth. 5. the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length; give, spring, springiness. 6. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards; leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce.
Spring	vb	To move forward by leaps and bounds; jump, leap, bound, spring. 2. develop into a distinctive entity; form, take form, take shape. 3. spring back; spring away from an impact; bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet. 4. develop suddenly; "The tyre sprang a leak" 5. produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "as in to spring news upon."
Spring	phr	"No Spring Chicken" - no longer young.
Spring	phr	"Spring a Leak" - let in water; crack, or perforate, so that water etc enters or escapes. . 2. develop a leak from timbers of a ship springing out of position. 3. (fig) cause or allow, privileged information to get out.
Spring	phr	"Spring Back" - return to a previous position after having been pushed (because it is attached to a spring or counterweight).
Spring	phr	"Spring Clean" - thoroughly clean and tidy. 2. freshen, put into good order or condition. 2. a systematic clean or clear out of something.
Spring	phr	"Spring Forward" - to move forward by leaps and bounds; jump, leap, bound, spring.
Spring	phr	"Spring Forward, Fall Back" - a mnemonic to advise how clocks are altered for Daylight Saving Time: time goes forward in the Spring and back in the Fall (Autumn).
Spring	phr	"Spring from" - appear so suddenly and unexpectedly that others do not know where one has come from. 2. have as its source or origin. 3. arrange a prisoner to escape from custody.
Spring	phr	"Spring In One's Step" - enthusiasm, energy or a positive outlook or cheerful attitude.
Spring	phr	"Spring On" - present, introduce, something to somebody, so that they he is surprised and maybe unprepared.
Spring	phr	"Spring Out" - appear suddenly from behind a cover, with the intention or effect of frightening somebody.
Spring	phr	"Spring to Life" - suddenly become active; begin to act vigourosly.
Spring	phr	"Spring to Mind" - suddenly occur to one (a person).
Spring	phr	"Spring to One's Feet" - jump up quickly from where one is sitting or lying.
Spring	phr	"Spring Up" - arise, develop, grow quickly.
Spring	phr	"Where did He/She Spring from" - where did somebody suddenly appear from.
Springald	n	A youth.
Springbeam	n	A fore and aft beam connecting the paddle beams of a ship. a beam with considerable deflection. 3. a tie beam. 4. a flexible bar at the top of a jigsaw, etc.
Spring bed	n	A bed with a spring mattress.
Springboard	n	A springy board giving impetus in leaping,diving in gymnastics or diving. 2. source of diving in any activity. 3. a platform in the side of a tree , on which a lumberjack or tree-feller stands to chop at some height from the ground.
Spring box	n	The frame of a couch or sofa.
Spring breaker	n	Someone on holidays during Spring.
Springbuck	n	Springbok.
Spring cart	n	A light cart with its body mounted on springs.
Spring chicken	n	A young fowl for eating (originally only available in spring). 2. (especially with negatively) a young person (she's no spring chicken).
Spring-clean	n	The thorough cleaning of a house or room, esp. in spring.
Spring-clean	vb	To thoroughly clean a house or room, esp. in spring.
Springfish	n	Any of the fish in the goodied genus, Grenichys.
Springful	adj	Full of spring.
Spring greens	adj	The leaves of young cabbage plants of a variety that does not develop a heart.
Spring growth	n	Luxuriant growth during Spring.
Springhalt	n	Another name for stringhalts.
Spring hare	n	This unusual animal, which appears to be a cross between a kangaroo and a rabbit has caused scientists much confusion. The springhare it is not actually a hare, but a rodent. It is one of two living species in the genus Pedetes, and is native to southern Africa.
Spring head	n	The fountain-head, the source of a stream
Spring-heeled	adj	Having or seeming to have, springs on their heels and able to jump higher than others.
Spring house	n	A small house or building built over a spring and used for keeping meat, milk etc., cool.
Springily	adv	In a springy manner.
Springiness	n	The quality of being springy or elastic. 2. elasticity in movement of persons and animals. 3. capacity for sprouting or growing - the characteristic features of springtime.
Springing	n	The action of the verb "to spring." 2. a set of springs in a vehicle. 3. a spring of an arch.
Springing	adj	That springs or springs.
Springing cow	n	A cow or heifer which is close to calf.
Springless	adj	Having no motive power. 2. of persons inert, lethargic.
Springlessness	n	The absence of springs.
Springlike	adj	Resembling the season of springy.
Springline	n	A forward spring line is tied to the dock forward of where it is tied to the boat; it stops the boat from moving aft. An aft spring line stops the boat from moving forward, and it's tied to a point on the dock aft of where the line is attached to the boat.
Spring-loaded	adj	Containing a compressed or or stretched spring pressing one part against another.
Springlong	adj	Lasting throughout the entire Springtime.
Spring melt?	n	The time of year, generally in the early Spring, when the snow gathered together in a pack during Winter begins to melt.
Spring rider	n	A bouncy, outdoors playing device, invented in the 1970s in Denmark. It mainly consists of a metal spring beneath a plastic or wooden central beam or flange, with plastic or fiberglass seats above it. When a person sits on it, the structure moves and bounces. Spring riders are common in many playgrounds. They are often designed to look like an animal or a vehicle.
Spring sail	n	A shuttered sail of a windmill.
Spring steel	n	A variety of steel, elastic, strong and tough, rolled for making springs etc.
Springtail	n	Any wingless insect Collembola, leaping by means of a springtime caudal part.
Spring tide	n	The tide after a new and full moon when there is the greatest difference between high and low water.
Spring tide	n	Springtime; formerly called "Lent"
Spring time	n	The season of spring . 2. the time of spring
Spring water	n	Water obtained from spring, as opposed to river water or rainwater.
Springwell	n	Spring-head of a fountain.
Spring wheat	n	A type of wheat that does not require vernalization and may thus be sown in Spring for harvest in Autumn or, if the climate allows, in the autumn for spring harvest.
Springwood	n	The early growth or inner part of an annual ring, earlywood.
Springwort	n	A mysterious herb having magic powers.
Springy	adj	A springy soft of ground, somewhat wet through the spring. 2. springing back quickly when squeezed or stretched; elastic. 2. (movements) as of a springy substance.
Sprit	n	A pole, esp. one used for propelling a boat; punting-pole. 2. a spear.
Sprit	vb	OE: spryttan: sprit: to germainate, shoot, sprout.
Sprot	n	OE:spranca - a branch of a vein or artery. 2. a shoot, sprout, stump of a tree or tooth.
Sprot	n	The fish:the smelt.
Sprote	n	Shoot, twig, root, sprout. 2. small sticks, twigs, bits of branches blown from trees. 3. a chip, sliver, splinter.
Sprotty	adj	Twiggy, chippy, slivery, splintery. 2. small, thin, weak.
Sprout	n	1150–1200; (verb, verbal) Middle English spr(o)uten, Old English -sprūtan, in āsproten (past participle; see a-3); cognate with Middle Dutch sprūten, German spriessen to sprout; akin to Greek speírein to scatter; (noun, nominal) Middle English; compare Middle Dutch, Middle Low German spruteAny new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud. 2: a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed). 3. the shoot of a plant; a shoot from the seed, from the stump, or from the root or tuber, of a plant or tree; more rarely, a shoot from the stem of a plant, or the end of a branch. 2. pl. young coleworts.
Sprout	vb	[OE. sprouten, spruten; sprit a spar, spout, v. t., spurt. 2. produce buds, branches, or germinate; shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout. 3. put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year"; sprout, stock. 4. to shoot, as the seed of a plant; to germinate; to push out new shoots; hence, to grow like shoots of plants. 5. to shoot into ramifications. [Obs.] 6. to cause to sprout. 7. to deprive of sprouts; as, to sprout potatoes.
Sprouting	n	The act of putting forth and grow sprouts or shoots.
Sprouty	adj	Buddy, growing, blossoming, germinative, seedy.
Sprung	n	A term applied to a curved member that is distorted. 2. a flexible member that is forced into position by bending.
Sprung weight	n	In motor cars, the weight supported by the suspension system, as opposed to unsprung weight.
Sprouty	adj	Buddy, growing, blossoming, germinative, seedy.
Spun out	n	In a mentally altered state, due to medication, narcotics, poison or a psychiatric condition.
Spun silk	n	A cheap material made of short-fibered and waste silk.
Spun yarn	n	A line formed by rope-yarns twisted together.
Spur	n	Spur OE. spure, spore, AS. spura, spor a trace, footstep, spyrian to trace, track, examine, and E. spurn; sparrow, spere, spoor, spurn. A verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spurring. 2. any sharply pointed projection; spine, acanthi. 3. tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers. 4. a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward; spur, gad. 5. a railway line connected to a trunk line; branch line, spur track. 6. An implement secured to the heel, or above the heel, of a horseman, to urge the horse by its pressure. Modern spurs have a small wheel, or rowel, with short points. Spurs were the badge of knighthood. 7. that which goads to action; an incitement. 8. something that projects; a snag. 9.one of the large or principal roots of a tree. 10. any stiff, sharp spine, as on the wings and legs of certain birds, on the legs of insects, etc.; especially, the spine on a cock's leg. 11. a mountain that shoots from any other mountain, or range of mountains, and extends to some distance in a lateral direction, or at right angles. 12. a spiked iron worn by seamen upon the bottom of the boot, to enable them to stand upon the carcass of a whale, to strip off the blubber. 8. (Carp.) A brace strengthening a post and some connected part, as a rafter or crossbeam; a strut. 13. (arch). the short wooden buttress of a post. 14. a projection from the round base of a column, occupying the angle of a square plinth upon which the base rests, or bringing the bottom bed of the base to a nearly square form. 15. any projecting appendage of a flower looking like spur; ergotized rye or other grain 16. a wall that crosses a part of a rampart and joins to an inner wall. 17. (shipbuilding) a piece of timber fixed on the bilge ways before launching, having the upper ends bolted to the vessel's side. 18. a curved piece of timber serving as a half beam to support the deck where a whole beam can not be placed a cogwheel having teeth which project radially and stand parallel to the axis; a spur wheel. 19. a sparrow; a tern.
Spur	vb	Incite or stimulate. 2. give heart or courage, to spur, goad. 3. strike with a spur. 4. goad with spurs. 5. equip with spurs. 4. to prick with spurs; to incite to a more hasty pace; to urge or goad; as, to spur a horse. 5. to urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object; to incite; to stimulate; to instigate; to impel; to drive. 6. to put spurs on; as, a spurred boot. 7. to spur on one's horse; to travel with great expedition; to hasten; hence, to press forward in any pursuit.
Spur	phr	"Spur On" - drive, strongly encourage someone to try harder, do better, to achieve more.
Spur	phr	"Win One's Spurs" - formerly to be made a knight. 2.to establish, by outstanding effort one's claim to distinction
Spur beams	n	short timbers in turrets, domes, steeples etc., for carrying the feet of angle ribs, rafters, etc.
Spur-less	adj	Without a spur or spurs.
Spur-line	n	A railway line connecte to a trunk line; a branch-line.
Spurred	adj	Wearing or having spurs. 2. having sharp spikes, claws or shoots.
Spurway	n	A bridle path.
Spurn	vb	To strike against something with the foot. 2. to trip, to stumble. 3. to strike or thrust in a foot; to kick at something. 4. to strike with a weapon. 5. to dash, drive quickly. 6. to kick against or at something disliked or despised. 7. to manifest opposition or antipathy, esp. in a scornful or disdainful manner. 8. to strike or tread with a foot, trample, kick. 9. to reject, in contempt, to treat contemptously, to scorn, despise, to be spurned.
Spurn	vb	To spurn, urge, incite.
Spurned	adj	Rejected, scorned, disdained.
Spurner	n	One who strikes with the foot. 2. one who rejects or despises
Spurning	n	The action of striking with the foot.
Spurny	adj	Inclined to spurn, reject or disdain.
Spurred	adj	Wearing or provided with spurs, hoofed, hosed. 2. furnished with sharp and hard spikes, claws. 3. of nature provided spur or calcarate. 3. instigated, incited, stimulated.
Spur wheel	n	A cogwheel having teeth which project radially and stand parallel to the axis; a spur wheel.
Spurwort	n	A flowering plant in the Rubiacacae family, Sherardia arvensis.