Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter S - Page 133
Spat () of Spit.
Spitting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spit.
Spit (v. t.) To eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other matter, from the mouth. "Thus spit I out my venom." -- Chaucer.
Spit (v. t.) To eject; to throw out; to belch.
Note: Spitted was sometimes used as the preterit and the past participle. "He . . . shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on." -- Luke xviii. 32.
Spit (n.) A narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea [syn: spit, tongue].
Spit (n.) A clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches [syn: saliva, spit, spittle].
Spit (n.) A skewer for holding meat over a fire.
Spit (n.) The act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) [syn: spit, spitting, expectoration].
Spit (v.) Expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer" [syn: spit, ptyalize, ptyalise, spew, spue].
Spit (v.) Utter with anger or contempt [syn: spit, spit out].
Spit (v.) Rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick" [syn: sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter].
Spit (v.) Drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ" [syn: skewer, spit].
SPIT, () SPAM over Internet Telephony (SPAM, VoiP)
SPIT, () Language for IBM 650. (See IT).
Spital (n.) A hospital. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Spitalhouse (n.) A hospital. [Obs.] Spitball
Spitball (n.) Paper chewed, and rolled into a ball, to be thrown as a missile. -- a childish prank.
Spitball (n.) (Baseball) A pitched ball in throwing which the pitcher grips the ball between two, or three, fingers on one side (which is made slippery, as by saliva) and the thumb on the other side, and delivers it so that it slips off the fingers with the least possible friction; -- also called spitter. When pitched directly overhand a spit ball darts downward, when pitched with the arm extended sidewise it darts down and out. The use of such a pitch is against the rules of professional baseball. [Cant] -- Spit baller.
Spitball (n.) A projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere.
Spitball (n.) An illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it [syn: spitball, spitter].
Spitbox (n.) A vessel to receive spittle.
Spitchcock (v. t.) To split (as an eel) lengthwise, and broil it, or fry it in hot fat.
Spitchcock (n.) (Cookery) An eel split and broiled.
Spitchcocked (a.) (Cookery) Broiled or fried after being split lengthwise; -- said of eels.
Spit curl (n.) A little lock of hair, plastered in a spiral form on the temple or forehead with spittle, or other adhesive substance. [Colloq.]
Spit curl (n.) A spiral curl plastered on the forehead or cheek [syn: spit curl, kiss curl].
Spite
(n.)
This is the deadly spite that angers. -- Shak.
Spite (n.) Vexation; chargrin; mortification. [R.] -- Shak.
In spite of, or Spite of, In opposition to all efforts of; in defiance or contempt of; notwithstanding. "Continuing, spite of pain, to use a knee after it had been slightly injured." -- H. Spenser. "And saved me in spite of the world, the devil, and myself." -- South. "In spite of all applications, the patient grew worse every day." --Arbuthnot. See Syn. under Notwithstanding.
To owe one a spite, To entertain a mean hatred for him.
Syn: Pique, rancor; malevolence; grudge.
Usage: Spite, Malice. Malice has more reference to the disposition, and spite to the manifestation of it in words and actions. It is, therefore, meaner than malice, thought not always more criminal. " Malice . . . is more frequently employed to express the dispositions of inferior minds to execute every purpose of mischief within the more limited circle of their abilities." -- Cogan. "Consider eke, that spite availeth naught." -- Wyatt. See Pique.
Spited (imp. & p. p.) of Spite.
Spiting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spite.
Spite (v. t.) To be angry at; to hate. [Obs.]
The Danes, then . . . pagans, spited places of religion. -- Fuller.
Spite (v. t.) To treat maliciously; to try to injure or thwart.
Spite (v. t.) To fill with spite; to offend; to vex. [R.]
Darius, spited at the Magi, endeavored to abolish not only their learning, but their language. -- Sir. W. Temple.
Spite (n.) Feeling a need to see others suffer [syn: malice, maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, venom].
Spite (n.) Malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty [syn: cattiness, bitchiness, spite, spitefulness, nastiness].
Spite (v.) Hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego" [syn: hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite].
Spiteful (a.) Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to vex, annoy, or injure; malignant; malicious; as, a spiteful person or act. --Shak. -- Spite"ful*ly, adv. Spite"ful*ness, n.
Spiteful (a.) Showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite; "a despiteful fiend"; "a truly spiteful child"; "a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment" [syn: despiteful, spiteful, vindictive].
Spitfire (n.) A violent, irascible, or passionate person. [Colloq.] -- Grose.
Spitfire (n.) A highly emotional and quick-tempered person (especially a girl or woman).
Spitfuls (n. pl. ) of Spitful.
Spitful (n.) A spadeful. [Prov. Eng.]
Spitous (a.) Having spite; spiteful. [Obs.]
Spitously (adv.) Spitefully. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Spitscocked (a.) Spitchcocked.
Spitted (a.) Put upon a spit; pierced as if by a spit.
Spitted (a.) Shot out long; -- said of antlers. -- Bacon.
Spitted () p. p. of Spit, v. i., to eject, to spit. [Obs.]
Compare: Spitball
Spitball, Spit ball (n.) Paper chewed, and rolled into a ball, to be thrown as a missile; -- a childish prank.
Spitball, Spit ball (n.) (Baseball) A pitched ball in throwing which the pitcher grips the ball between two, or three, fingers on one side (which is made slippery, as by saliva) and the thumb on the other side, and delivers it so that it slips off the fingers with the least possible friction; -- also called spitter. When pitched directly overhand a spit ball darts downward, when pitched with the arm extended sidewise it darts down and out. The use of such a pitch is against the rules of professional baseball. [Cant] -- Spit baller.
Spitter (n.) One who ejects saliva from the mouth.
Spitter (n.) One who puts meat on a spit.
Spitter (n.) (Zool.) A young deer whose antlers begin to shoot or become sharp; a brocket, or pricket.
Spitter (n.) A person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth) [syn: spitter, expectorator].
Spitter (n.) An illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it [syn: spitball, spitter].
Compare: Spital
Spital (n.) [Written also spittle.] A hospital. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Spittle (n.) See Spital. [Obs.] -- B. Jonson.
Spittle (v. t.) To dig or stir with a small spade. [Prov. Eng.]
Spittle (n.) A small sort of spade. [Prov. Eng.]
Spittle (n.) The thick, moist matter which is secreted by the salivary glands; saliva; spit.
Spittle insect. (Zool.) See Cuckoo spit (b), under Cuckoo.
Spittle (n.) A clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches [syn: saliva, spit, spittle].
Spittly (a.) Like spittle; slimy. [Obs.]
Spittoon (n.) A spitbox; a cuspidor.
Spittoon (n.) A receptacle for spit (usually in a public place) [syn: spittoon, cuspidor].
Spit-venom (n.) Poison spittle; poison ejected from the mouth. [R.] -- Hooker.
Spitz dog () (Zool.) A breed of dogs having erect ears and long silky hair, usually white; -- called also Pomeranian dog, and louploup.
Spitzenburgh (n.) A kind of red and
yellow apple, of medium size and spicy flavor. It originated at
Splanchnapophyses (n. pl. ) of Splanchnapophysis.
Splanchnapophysis (n.) (Anat.) Any element of the skeleton in relation with the alimentary canal, as the jaws and hyoidean apparatus. -- Splanch`nap`o*phys"i*al, a. -- Mivart.
Splanchnic (a.) (Anat.) 內臟的 Of or pertaining to the viscera; visceral.
Splanchnic (a.) Relating to or affecting the viscera; "visceral bleeding"; "a splanchnic nerve" [syn: {visceral}, {splanchnic}].
Splanchnography (n.) Splanchnology.
Splanchnology (n.) That part of anatomy which treats of the viscera; also, a treatise on the viscera.
Splanchnopleure (n.) (Anat.) The inner, or visceral, one of the two lamellae into which the vertebrate blastoderm divides on either side of the notochord, and from which the walls of the enteric canal and the umbilical vesicle are developed. See Somatopleure. -- Splanch`no*pleu"ric, a.
Splanchno-skeleton (n.) (Anat.) That part of the skeleton connected with the sense organs and the viscera. -- Owen.
Splanchnotomy (n.) The dissection, or anatomy, of the viscera.
Splandrel (n.) See Spandrel. [R.]
Splashed (imp. & p. p.) of Splash.
Splashing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Splash.
Splash (v. t.) 濺，潑，使濺起水 To strike and dash about, as water, mud, etc.; to plash.
Splash (v. t.) To spatter water, mud, etc., upon; to wet.
Splash (v. i.) 濺濕，濺開，飛濺 To strike and dash about water, mud, etc.; to dash in such a way as to spatter.
Splash (n.) 飛濺的水，汙點，賣弄，濺潑聲，色斑 Water, or water and dirt, thrown upon anything, or thrown from a puddle or the like; also, a spot or daub, as of matter which wets or disfigures.
Splash (n.) A noise made by striking upon or in a liquid.
Splash (n.) The sound like water splashing [syn: splash, plash].
Splash (n.) A prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; "he made a great splash and then disappeared" [syn: stir, splash].
Splash (n.) A small quantity of something moist or liquid; "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud"; "just a splash of whiskey" [syn: dab, splash, splatter].
Splash (n.) A patch of bright color; "her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color."
Splash (n.) The act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface [syn: spatter, spattering, splash, splashing, splattering].
Splash (n.) The act of scattering water about haphazardly [syn: splash, splashing].
Splash (v.) Cause (a liquid) To spatter about, especially with force; "She splashed the water around her" [syn: sprinkle, splash, splosh].
Splash (v.) Walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow" [syn: squelch, squish, splash, splosh, slosh, slop].
Splash (v.) Dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water" [syn: spatter, splatter, plash, splash, splosh, swash].
Splash (v.) Mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered; "The mountain was splashed with snow."
Splash (v.) Make a splashing sound; "water was splashing on the floor" [syn: splash, splosh, slosh, slush].
Splash (v.) Soil or stain with a splashed liquid.
Splash (v.) Strike and dash about in a liquid; "The boys splashed around in the pool."
Splashboard (n.) （車子的）擋泥板 A guard in the front part of vehicle, to prevent splashing by a mud or water from the horse's heels; -- in the United States commonly called dashboard.
Compare: Dashboard
Dashboard (n.) A board placed on the fore part of a carriage, sleigh, or other vehicle, to intercept water, mud, or snow, thrown up by the heels of the horses; -- in England commonly called splashboard.
Dashboard (n.) (Naut.) (a) The float of a paddle wheel.
Dashboard (n.) (Naut.) (b) A screen at the bow af a steam launch to keep off the spray; -- called also sprayboard.
Dashboard (n.) An instrument panel beneath the front window of a motor vehicle (such as an automobile or truck), containing indicating gauges and dials, such as the speedometer and fuel gauges, and sometimes certain control knobs or other devices.
Splashboard (n.) Protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side [syn: washboard, splashboard].
Splashboard (n.) Protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc. [syn: splashboard, splasher, dashboard].
Splasher (n.) One who, or that which, splashes.
Splasher (n.) One of the guarde over the wheels, as of a carriage, locomotive, etc. -- Weale.
Splasher (n.) A guard to keep off splashes from anything.
Splasher (n.) A protective covering over or beside a wheel to protect the upper part of a vehicle from splashes of mud.
Splasher (n.) Protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc. [syn: splashboard, splasher, dashboard].
Splashy (a.) Full of dirty water; wet and muddy, so as be easily splashed about; slushy.
Splashy (a.) Characterized by water flying about haphazardly.
Splashy (a.) Marked by ostentation but often tasteless; "a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet"; "a splashy half-page ad" [syn: flamboyant, showy, splashy].
Splashy (a.) Covered with patches of bright color.
Splatter (v. i. & t.) To spatter; to splash.
Splatterdash (n.) Uproar. -- Jamieson.
Splay (v. t.) 展開，張開，使成八字形 To display; to spread. [Obs.] "Our ensigns splayed." -- Gascoigne.
Splay (v. t.) To dislocate, as a shoulder bone.
Splay (v. t.) To spay; to castrate. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Splay (v. t.) To turn on one side; to render oblique; to slope or slant, as the side of a door, window, etc. -- Oxf. Gloss.
Splay (a.) 八字形的，笨重的 Displayed; spread out; turned outward; hence, flat; ungainly; as, splay shoulders.
Sonwthing splay, something blunt-edged, unhandy, and infelicitous. -- M. Arnold.
Splay (a.) (Arch.) A slope or bevel, especially of the sides of a door or window, by which the opening is made larged at one face of the wall than at the other, or larger at each of the faces than it is between them.
Splay (a.) Turned outward in an ungainly manner; "splay knees."
Splay (n.) An outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger.
Splay (v.) Spread open or apart; "He splayed his huge hands over the table."
Splay (v.) Turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees" [syn: turn out, splay, spread out, rotate].
Splay (v.) Move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically" [syn: dislocate, luxate, splay, slip].
Splayfeet (n. pl. ) of Splayfoot.
Splayfoot (n.) A foot that is abnormally flattened and spread out; flat foot. Splayfoot
Splayfoot (a.) Alt. of Splayfooted.
Splayfooted (a.) Having a splayfoot or splayfeet.
Splayfoot (a.) Having feet that turn outward [syn: splayfooted, splayfoot] [ant: pigeon-toed].
Splayfoot (n.) A foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out [syn: flatfoot, splayfoot, pes planus].
Splaymouths (n. pl. ) of Splaymouth.
Splaymouth (n.) A wide mouth; a mouth stretched in derision. -- Dryden.
Splaymouthed (a.) Having a splaymouth. -- T. Brown.
Spleen (v. t.) 怨恨 To dislke. [Obs.] -- Bp. Hacket.
Spleen (n.) (Anat.) 脾臟，壞脾氣 A peculiar glandlike but ductless organ found near the stomach or intestine of most vertebrates and connected with the vascular system; the milt. Its exact function in not known.
Spleen (n.) Anger; latent spite; ill humor; malice; as, to vent one's spleen.
In noble minds some dregs remain,
Not yet purged off, of spleen and sour disdain. -- Pope.
Spleen (n.) A fit of anger; choler. -- Shak.
Spleen (n.) A sudden motion or action; a fit; a freak; a whim. [Obs. or R.]
A thousand spleens bear her a thousand ways. -- Shak.
Spleen (n.) Melancholy; hypochondriacal affections.
Bodies changed to various forms by spleen. -- Pope.
There is a luxury in self-dispraise: And inward self-disparagement affords To meditative spleen a grateful feast. -- Wordsworth.
Spleen (n.) A fit of immoderate laughter or merriment. [Obs.]
Thy silly thought enforces my spleen. -- Shak.
Spleen (n.) A large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses [syn: spleen, lien].
Spleen (n.) A feeling of resentful anger [syn: irascibility, short temper, spleen, quick temper].
Spleened (a.) Deprived of the spleen.
Spleened (a.) Angered; annoyed. [Obs.] -- R. North.
Spleenful (a.) Displaying, or affected with, spleen; angry; fretful; melancholy.
Myself
have calmed their spleenful mutiny. -- Shak.
Then rode Geraint, a little spleenful yet, Across the bridge that spann'd the
dry ravine. -- Tennyson.
Spleenish (a.) Spleeny; affected with spleen; fretful. -- Spleen"ish*ly, adv. -- Spleen"ish*ness, n.
Spleenless (a.) Having no spleen; hence, kind; gentle; mild. [Obs.] -- Chapman.
Spleenwort (n.) (Bot.) Any fern of the genus Asplenium, some species of which were anciently used as remedies for disorders of the spleen.
Spleenwort (n.) Any of various chiefly rock-inhabiting ferns of the genus Asplenium.
Spleeny (a.) Irritable; peevish; fretful.
Spleeny Lutheran, and not wholesome to Our cause. -- Shak.
Spleeny (a.) Affected with nervous complaints; melancholy.
Spleget (n.) (Med.) A cloth dipped in a liquid for washing a sore. -- Crabb.
Splenalgia (n.) (Med.) Pain over the region of the spleen.
Splenculi (n. pl. ) of Splenculus.
Splenculus (n.) (Anat.) A lienculus.
Splendent (a.) 光亮的；著名的 Shining; glossy; beaming with light; lustrous; as, splendent planets; splendent metals. See the Note under 3d Luster, 4.