Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter S - Page 122
Spane (v. t.) To wean. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Spang (v. t.) To spangle. [Obs.]
Spang (v. i.) To spring; to bound; to leap. [Scot.]
But when they spang o'er reason's fence, We smart for't at our own expense. -- Ramsay.
Spang (n.) A bound or spring. [Scot.] -- Sir W. Scott.
Spang (n.) A spangle or shining ornament. [Obs.]
With glittering spangs that did like stars appear. -- Spenser.
Spang (v.) Leap, jerk, bang; "Bullets spanged into the trees" [syn: spang, bang].
Spangle (n.) A small plate or boss of shining metal; something brilliant used as an ornament, especially when stitched on the dress.
Spangle (n.) Figuratively, any little thing that sparkless. "The rich spangles that adorn the sky." -- Waller.
Oak spangle. See under Oak.
Spangled (imp. & p. p.) of Spangle.
Spangling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spangle.
Spangle (v. t.) To set or sprinkle with, or as with, spangles; to adorn with small, distinct, brilliant bodies; as, a spangled breastplate. -- Donne.
What stars do spangle heaven with such beauty? -- Shak.
Spangled coquette (Zool.), A tropical humming bird ({Lophornis reginae). See Coquette, 2.
Spangle (v. i.) To show brilliant spots or points; to glisten; to glitter.
Some men
by feigning words as dark as mine Make truth to spangle, and its rays to shine.
-- Bunyan.
Spangle (n.) Adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny
material used to decorate clothing [syn: sequin, spangle, diamante].
Spangle (v.) Glitter as if covered with spangles.
Spangle (v.) Decorate with spangles; "the star-spangled banner" [syn: spangle, bespangle].
Spangle (n.) [UK] The singular of bells and whistles. See also spungle.
Spangle, WA -- U.S. town in Washington
Population (2000): 240
Housing Units (2000): 113
Land area (2000): 0.383624 sq. miles (0.993582 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.383624 sq. miles (0.993582 sq. km)
FIPS code: 66290
Located within: Washington (WA), FIPS 53
Location: 47.430641 N, 117.377083 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 99031
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Spangle, WA
Spangle
Spangler (n.) One who, or that which, spangles.
Spangly (a.) Resembling, or consisting of, spangles; glittering; as, spangly light.
Spangly (a.) Covered with beads or jewels or sequins [syn: beady, gemmed, jeweled, jewelled, sequined, spangled, spangly].
Spaniard (n.) A native or
inhabitant of
Spaniard (n.) A native or inhabitant of Spain.
Spaniel (n.) (Zool.) One of a breed of small dogs having long and thick hair and large drooping ears. The legs are usually strongly feathered, and the tail bushy. See Illust. under Clumber, and Cocker.
Note: There are several varieties of spaniels, some of which, known as field spaniels, are used in hunting; others are used for toy or pet dogs, as the Blenheim spaniel, and the King Charles spaniel (see under Blenheim). Of the field spaniels, the larger kinds are called springers, and to these belong the Sussex, Norfolk, and Clumber spaniels (see Clumber). The smaller field spaniels, used in hunting woodcock, are called cocker spaniels (see Cocker). Field spaniels are remarkable for their activity and intelligence.
As a spaniel she will on him leap. -- Chaucer.
Spaniel (n.) A cringing, fawning person. -- Shak.
Spaniel (a.) Cringing; fawning. -- Shak.
Spaniel (v. i.) To fawn; to cringe; to be obsequious. [R.] -- Churchill.
Spaniel (v. t.) To follow like a spaniel. [R.]
Spaniel (n.) Any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears.
Spanish
(a.) Of
or pertaining to
Spanish bayonet (Bot.), A liliaceous plant ({Yucca alorifolia) with rigid spine-tipped leaves. The name is also applied to other similar plants of the Southwestern United States and mexico. Called also Spanish daggers.
Spanish bean (Bot.) See the Note under Bean.
Spanish black, A black pigment obtained by charring cork. -- Ure.
Spanish broom (Bot.), A leguminous shrub ({Spartium unceum) having many green flexible rushlike twigs.
Spanish brown, A species of earth used in painting, having a dark reddish brown color, due to the presence of sesquioxide of iron.
Spanish+buckeye+(Bot.),+A+small+tree+({Ungnadia+speciosa">Spanish buckeye (Bot.), a small tree ({Ungnadia speciosa) of Texas, New Mexico, etc., related to the buckeye, but having pinnate leaves and a three-seeded fruit.
Spanish burton (Naut.), A purchase composed of two single blocks. A
Double
Spanish burton has one double and two single blocks. -- Luce (Textbook of Seamanship).
Spanish chalk (Min.), A kind of steatite; -- so called because
obtained from Aragon in Spain.
Spanish cress (Bot.), A cruciferous plant ({Lepidium Cadamines), a species of peppergrass.
Spanish curlew (Zool.), The long-billed curlew. [U.S.]
Spanish daggers (Bot.) See Spanish bayonet.
Spanish elm (Bot.), A large West Indian tree ({Cordia Gerascanthus) furnishing hard and useful timber.
Spanish feretto, A rich reddish brown pigment obtained by calcining copper and sulphur together in closed crucibles.
Spanish flag (Zool.), The California rockfish ({Sebastichthys rubrivinctus). It is conspicuously colored with bands of red and white.
Spanish fly (Zool.), A brilliant green beetle, common in the south of Europe, used for raising blisters. See Blister beetle under Blister, and Cantharis.
Spanish fox (Naut.), A yarn twisted against its lay.
Spanish grass. (Bot.) See Esparto.
Spanish juice (Bot.), licorice.
Spanish leather. See Cordwain.
Spanish mackerel. (Zool.) A species of mackerel ({Scomber colias) found both in Europe and America. In America called chub mackerel, big-eyed mackerel, and bull mackerel.
Spanish mackerel. (Zool.) In the United States, a handsome mackerel having bright yellow round spots ({Scomberomorus maculatus), highly esteemed as a food fish. The name is sometimes erroneously applied to other species. See Illust. Under Mackerel.
Spanish main, The name formerly given to the southern portion of the Caribbean Sea, together with the contiguous coast, embracing the route traversed by Spanish treasure ships from the New to the Old World.
Spanish moss. (Bot.) See Tillandsia (and note at that entry).
Spanish needles (Bot.), A composite weed ({Bidens bipinnata) having achenia armed with needlelike awns.
Spanish+nut+(Bot.),+A+bulbous+plant+({Iris+Sisyrinchium">Spanish nut (Bot.), a bulbous plant ({Iris Sisyrinchium) of the south of Europe.
Spanish potato (Bot.), The sweet potato. See under Potato.
Spanish red, An ocherous red pigment resembling Venetian red, but slightly yellower and warmer. --Fairholt.
Spanish reef (Naut.), A knot tied in the head of a jib-headed sail.
Spanish sheep (Zool.), A merino.
Spanish white, an impalpable powder prepared from chalk by pulverizing and repeated washings, -- used as a white pigment.
Spanish windlass (Naut.), A wooden roller, with a rope wound about it, into which a marline spike is thrust to serve as a lever.
Spanish
(n.) The
language of
Spanish (a.) Of or relating to or characteristic of Spain or the people of Spain; "Spanish music."
Spanish (n.) The Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain.
Spanish (n.) The people of Spain [syn: Spanish, Spanish people].
Spanked (imp. & p. p.) of Spank.
Spanking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spank.
Spank (v. t.) To strike, as the breech, with the open hand; to slap.
Spank (n.) A blow with the open hand; a slap.
Spank (v. i.) To move with a quick, lively step between a trot and gallop; to move quickly. --Thackeray.
Spank (n.) A slap with the flat of the hand.
Spank (v.) Give a spanking to; subject to a spanking [syn: spank, paddle, larrup].
Spanker (n.) One who spanks, or anything used as an instrument for spanking.
Spanker (n.) (Naut.) The after sail of a ship or bark, being a fore-and-aft sail attached to a boom and gaff; -- sometimes called driver. See Illust. under Sail. -- Totten.
Spanker (n.) One who takes long, quick strides in walking; also, a fast horse. [Colloq.]
Spanker (n.) Something very large, or larger than common; a whopper, as a stout or tall person. [Colloq.]
Spanker boom (Naut.), A boom to which a spanker sail is attached. See Illust. of Ship.
Spanker (n.) A small coin. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Spanker (n.) A hitter who slaps (usually another person) with an open hand; "someone slapped me on the back and I turned to see who the slapper was"; "my father was the designated spanker in our family" [syn: slapper, spanker].
Spanker (n.) A fore-and-aft sail set on the aftermost lower mast (usually the mizzenmast) of a vessel.
Spanking (a.) Moving with a quick, lively pace, or capable of so doing; dashing.
Four spanking grays ready harnessed. -- G. Colman, the Younger.
Spanking (a.) Large; considerable. [Colloq.]
Spanking (a.) Very; extremely; -- used especially in the phrase spanking new or brand spanking new, meaning completely new and unused. [informal]
Spanking (a.) Quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" [syn: alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy].
Spanking (n.) The act of slapping on the buttocks; "he gave the brat a good spanking".
Spanking breeze () (Naut.), A strong breeze.
Spanless (a.) Incapable of being spanned.
Spanner (n.) One who, or that which, spans.
Spanner (n.) The lock of a fusee or carbine; also, the fusee or carbine itself. [Obs.]
Spanner (n.) An iron instrument having a jaw to fit a nut or the head of a bolt, and used as a lever to turn it with; a wrench; specifically, a wrench for unscrewing or tightening the couplings of hose. [Chiefly British usage]
Spanner (n.) pl. A contrivance in some of the ealier steam engines for moving the valves for the alternate admission and shutting off of the steam.
Compare: Inchworm
Inchworm (n.) (Zool.) The larva of any geometrid moth. It progresses forward by first bringing the rear end of the body forward, forming a loop, then moving the front part of the body; called also measuring worm, measuringworm, spanner, and looper. See Geometrid.
Spanner (n.) A hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt [syn: wrench, spanner].
Span-new (a.) Quite new; brand-new; fire-new. "A span-new archbishop's chair." -- Fuller.
Spannishing (n.) The full blooming of a flower. [Obs.] -- Rom. of R.
Spanpiece (n.) (Arch.) The collar of a roof; sparpiece.
Spanworm (n.) (Zool.) The larva of any geometrid moth, as the cankeworm; a geometer; a measuring worm.
Spar (n.) An old name for a nonmetallic mineral, usually cleavable and somewhat lustrous; as, calc spar, or calcite, fluor spar, etc. It was especially used in the case of the gangue minerals of a metalliferous vein.
Blue spar, Cube spar, etc. See under Blue, Cube, etc.
Spar (n.) (Naut.) A general term any round piece of timber used as a mast, yard, boom, or gaff.
Spar (n.) (Arch.) Formerly, a piece of timber, in a general sense; -- still applied locally to rafters.
Spar (n.) The bar of a gate or door. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Spar buoy (Naut.), A buoy anchored by one end so that the other end rises above the surface of the water.
Spar deck (Naut.), The upper deck of a vessel; especially, in a frigate, the deck which is continued in a straight line from the quarter-deck to the forecastle, and on which spare spars are usually placed. See under Deck.
Spar torpedo (Naut.), A torpedo carried on the end of a spar usually projecting from the bow of a vessel, and intended to explode upon contact with an enemy's ships.
Spar (v. t.) To bolt; to bar. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Spar (v. t.) To To supply or equip with spars, as a vessel.
Note: A vessel equipped with spars that are too large or too small is said to be oversparred or undersparred.
Sparred (imp. & p. p.) of Spar.
Sparring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spar.
Spar (v. i.) To strike with the feet or spurs, as cocks do.
Spar (v. i.) To use the fists and arms scientifically in attack or defense; to contend or combat with the fists, as for exercise or amusement; to box.
Made believe to spar at Paul with great science. -- Dickens.
Spar (v. i.) To contest in words; to wrangle. [Colloq.]
Spar (n.) A contest at sparring or boxing.
Spar (n.) A movement of offense or defense in boxing.
Spar (n.) Any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable.
Spar (n.) A stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging.
Spar (n.) Making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer [syn: spar, sparring].
Spar (v.) Furnish with spars.
Spar (v.) Fight with spurs; "the gamecocks were sparring."
Spar (v.) Box lightly.
Spar (v.) Fight verbally; "They were sparring all night."
SPAR, () Early system on Datatron 200 series. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
Sparable (n.) A kind of small nail used by shoemakers.
Sparada (n.) (Zool.) A small California surf fish ({Micrometrus aggregatus); -- called also shiner.
Sparadrap (n.) A cerecloth. [Obs.]
Sparadrap (n.) (Med.) Any adhesive plaster. Sparagus; Sparage
Sparage (n.) Alt. of Sparagrass.
Sparagus (n.) Alt. of Sparagrass.
Sparagrass (n.) Obs. Or corrupt forms of Asparagus.
Sparble (v. t.) To scatter; to
disperse; to rout. [Obs.]
The king's host was sparbled and chased. -- Fabyan.
Spared (imp. & p. p.) of Spare.
Sparing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spare.
Spare (v. t.) To use frugally or stintingly, as that which is scarce or valuable; to retain or keep unused; to save. "No cost would he spare." -- Chaucer.
[Thou] thy Father's dreadful thunder didst not spare. -- Milton.
He that hath knowledge, spareth his words. -- Prov. xvii. 27.
Spare (v. t.) To keep to one's self; to forbear to impart or give.
Be pleased your plitics to spare. -- Dryden.
Spare my sight the pain Of seeing what a world of tears it costs you. -- Dryden.
Spare (v. t.) To preserve from danger or punishment; to forbear to punish, injure, or harm; to show mercy to.
Spare us, good Lord. -- Book of Common Prayer.
Dim sadness did not spare That time celestial visages. -- Milton.
Man alone can whom he conquers spare. -- Waller.
Spare (v. t.) To save or gain, as by frugality; to reserve, as from some occupation, use, or duty.
All the time he could spare from the necessary cares of his weighty charge, he ?estowed on . . . serving of God. -- Knolles.
Spare (v. t.) To deprive one's self of, as by being frugal; to do without; to dispense with; to give up; to part with.
Where angry Jove did never spare One breath of kind and temperate air. -- Roscommon.
I could have better spared a better man. -- Shak.
To spare one's self. To act with reserve. [Obs.]
Her thought that a lady should her spare. -- Chaucer.
To spare one's self. To save one's self labor, punishment, or blame.
Spare (v. i.) To be frugal; not to be profuse; to live frugally; to be parsimonious.
I, who at some times spend, at others spare, Divided between carelessness and care. -- Pope.
Spare (v. i.) To refrain from inflicting harm; to use mercy or forbearance.
He will not spare in the day of vengeance. -- Prov. vi. 34.
Spare (v. i.) To desist; to stop; to refrain. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Spare (a.) Scanty; not abundant or plentiful; as, a spare diet.
Spare (a.) Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; chary.
He was spare, but discreet of speech. -- Carew.
Spare (a.) Being over and above what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous; as, I have no spare time.
If that no spare clothes he had to give. -- Spenser.
Spare (a.) Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency; as, a spare anchor; a spare bed or room.
Spare (a.) Lean; wanting flesh; meager; thin; gaunt.
O, give me the spare men, and spare me the great ones. -- Shak.
Spare (a.) Slow. [Obs. or prov. Eng.] -- Grose.
Spare (n.) The act of sparing; moderation; restraint. [Obs.]
Killing for sacrifice, without any spare. -- Holland.
Spare (n.) Parsimony; frugal use. [Obs.] -- Bacon.
Poured out their plenty without spite or spare. -- Spenser.
Spare (n.) An opening in a petticoat or gown; a placket. [Obs.]
Spare (n.) That which has not been used or expended.
Spare (n.) (Tenpins) The right of bowling again at a full set of pins, after having knocked all the pins down in less than three bowls. If all the pins are knocked down in one bowl it is a double spare; in two bowls, a single spare. For the meaning in modern bowling, see sense 6.
Spare (n.) (Bowling) The act of knocking down all ten pins in two bowls, which entitles the bowler to add the number of pins knocked down in the next bowl to the score for the frame in which the spare occurred.
Spare (a.) Thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise" [syn: spare, trim].
Spare (a.) More than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy" [syn: excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus].
Spare (a.) Not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands" [syn: spare, free].
Spare (a.) Kept in reserve especially for emergency use; "a reserve supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts."
Spare (a.) Lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet" [syn: bare(a), scanty, spare].
Spare (a.) Lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete" [syn: plain, bare, spare, unembellished, unornamented].
Spare (n.) An extra component of a machine or other apparatus [syn: spare part, spare].
Spare (n.) An extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle [syn: fifth wheel, spare].
Spare (n.) A score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls.
Spare (v.) Refrain from harming [syn: spare, save].
Spare (v.) Save or relieve from an experience or action; "I'll spare you from having to apologize formally."
Spare (v.) Give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey" [syn: spare, give up, part with, dispense with].
Spare (v.) Use frugally or carefully.
Spareful (a.) Sparing; chary. [Obs.] -- Fairfax. -- Spare"ful*ness, n. [Obs.] -- Sir P. Sidney.
Sparely (adv.) In a spare manner; sparingly.
Sparely (adv.) In a spare manner; "William held me longest with his recent bronzes sparely arranged at Waddington's galleries."
Spareless (a.) Unsparing. -- Sylvester.
Spareness (n.) The quality or state of being lean or thin; leanness.
Spareness (n.) The property of being scanty or scattered; lacking denseness [syn: sparseness, spareness, sparsity, thinness].
Spareness (n.) The property of having little body fat [syn: leanness, thinness, spareness] [ant: avoirdupois, blubber, fat, fatness].
Sparer (n.) One who spares.
Sparer (n.) Someone who refrains from injuring or destroying.
Sparerib (n.) A piece of pork, consisting or ribs with little flesh on them.
Sparerib (n.) A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
Sparge (v. t.) To sprinkle; to moisten by sprinkling; as, to sparge paper.
Sparge (n.) The act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt" [syn: sprinkle, sprinkling, sparge].
Sparge (v.) Agitate by introducing air or compressed gas; "sparge the water."
Sparge (v.) Scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn" [syn: sprinkle, sparge, besprinkle].
Spargefaction (n.) The act of sprinkling. [Obs.] -- Swift.
Sparger (n.) A vessel with a perforated cover, for sprinkling with a liquid; a sprinkler.
Sparhawk (n.) (Zool.) The sparrow hawk. [Prov. Eng.]
Spar-hung (a.) Hung with spar, as a cave.
Sparing (a.) Spare; saving; frugal; merciful. -- Bacon. -- Spar"ing*ly, adv. -- Spar"ing*ness, n.
Sparing (a.) Avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally" [syn: economical, frugal, scotch, sparing, stinting].
Spark (n.) A small particle of fire or ignited substance which is emitted by a body in combustion.
Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. -- Job v. 7.
Spark (n.) A small, shining body, or transient light; a sparkle.
Spark (n.) That which, like a spark, may be kindled into a flame, or into action; a feeble germ; an elementary principle. "If any spark of life be yet remaining." -- Shak. "Small intellectual spark." -- Macaulay. "Vital spark of heavenly flame." -- Pope.
We have here and there a little clear light, some sparks of bright knowledge. -- Locke.
Bright gem instinct with music, vocal spark. -- Wordsworth.
Spark arrester, A contrivance to prevent the escape of sparks while it allows the passage of gas, -- chiefly used in the smokestack of a wood-burning locomotive. Called also spark consumer. [U.S.]