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- SPHERULEA small sphere.
- SPICAA spike (kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis).
- SPICATEHaving the form of a spike, or ear; arranged in a spike or spikes.
- SPICEAromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavor food.
- SPICEROne who seasons with spice.
- SPICKETAlternative spelling of spigot.
- SPICULAplural of spiculum
- SPICULATECovered with, or having, spicules.
- SPICULEA sharp, needle-like piece.
- SPICULUMA thrusting javelin used by Romans that replaced the pilum in the late 3rd century.
- SPIFLICATETo confound, silence or dumbfound.
- SPIGOTA pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask.
- SPIKENARDA perfumed ointment, extracted from the plant Nardostachys jatamansi that belongs to the Valerian family and grows in the Himalayas.
- SPINAA spine; the backbone.
- SPINALOf or relating to the spine.
- SPINEA series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of an animal, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the th
- SPINELAny of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium and are used as gemstones of various colours.
- SPINIFEXAny of numerous species of grass in genus Spinifex, growing in sand dunes.
- SPINOUSHaving many spines.
- SPINULAAlternative form of spinule.
- SPINULEA minute spine or thorn.
- SPIRACLEA pore or opening used (especially by arthropods and some fish) for respiration.
- SPIRANTA non-sibilant fricative.
- SPIRITUALOf or pertaining to the spirit or the soul.
- SPIRULAAny mollusk of the cephalopod genus Spirula, of which Spirula spirula is the only extant species.
- SPITALA charitable house to receive and care for sick people, later distinguished from a hospital as being especially for those of a low class or meagre financial means.
- SPITEIll will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to unjustifiably irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice.
- SPLENDORGreat light, luster or brilliance.
- SPLENETICBad-tempered, irritable, peevish, spiteful, habitually angry.
- SPOILTo strip (someone who has been killed or defeated) of arms or armour.
- SPOLIATETo plunder
- SPOLIATIONThe action of spoliating, or forcibly seizing property; pillage, plunder; also, the state of having property forcibly seized; an instance of this; a robbery, a seizure.
- SPORULEA small spore
- SPRAINTo weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation
- SPREEUninhibited activity.
- SPRITEAny of various supernatural beings, loosely defined: A spirit; a soul; a shade. An apparition; a ghost. An elf, fairy, or goblin; one with a small humanlike physical body.
- SPRUCEAny of various large coniferous evergreen trees or shrubs from the genus Picea, found in northern temperate and boreal regions; originally and more fully spruce fir.
- SPUMEFoam or froth of liquid, particularly that of seawater.
- SPURGEAny plant of the genus Euphorbia, a diverse genus of over 2,000 species.
- SPURIOUSFalse, not authentic, not genuine.
- SPUTUMMatter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth, composed of saliva and discharges from the respiratory passages such as mucus, phlegm or pus.
- SQUALENEA linear triterpene hydrocarbon found in shark liver oil and in human sebum; it plays a role in the biosynthesis of steroids.
- SQUALIDExtremely dirty and unpleasant.
- SQUALIDITYThe quality or state of being squalid; foulness; filthiness.
- SQUALOIDCharacteristic of a shark or dogfish
- SQUALORFilthiness and degradation, as from neglect or poverty
- SQUAMAA scale cast off from the skin; a thin dry shred of epithelium.
- SQUAMATECovered in scales.
- SQUAMEThe scale, or exopodite, of an antenna of a crustacean.
- SQUAMOIDResembling a scale.
- SQUAMULAOne of the little hypogynous scales found in the flowers of grasses; a lodicule.
- SQUAREA polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.
- SQUATRelatively short or low, and thick or broad.
- SQUIREA shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.
- STABILEabstract sculpture or structure of wire, sheet metal, etc.
- STABILITYThe condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change.
- STABLEA building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses.
- STADIALPertaining to a glacial stade.
- STAMINAThe energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc.
- STARRA receipt given by Jews on payment of debt.
- STATImmediately; now.
- STATEA condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
- STATIONERA person or business that sells stationery.
- STATUREA person or animal's natural height when standing upright.
- STATUSA person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others.
- STATUTEA written law or ordinance passed by a legislative body.
- STEELYARDA transportable balance with unequal arm lengths.
- STELLIFORMShaped like a star.
- STENCILA thin sheet, either perforated or using some other technique, with which a pattern may be produced upon a surface; a utensil that contains a perforated sheet.
- STERILITYThe state or quality of being sterile.
- STERNUMThe breastbone, consisting of the manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process.
- STETA symbol used by proofreaders and typesetters to indicate that a word or phrase that was crossed out or changed should remain as it was.
- STEVIAAny of the sweet herbs of genus Stevia, native to tropical and subtropical regions of South America and western North America.
- STILETTOA small, slender knife or dagger-like weapon intended for stabbing.
- STIMULATIONA pushing or goading toward action.
- STIPEThe stem of a mushroom, kelp, etc.
- STIPENDIARYReceiving a stipend.
- STIPESThe vertical beam of a cross used for crucifixion.
- STIPITATEPossessing a stalk.
- STIPULATETo require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement.
- STIPULATIONThe act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement.
- STIPULEA basal appendage of a typical leaf of a flowering plant, usually appearing paired beside the petiole although sometimes absent or highly modified.
- STIRPESplural of stirps
- STOCIOUSvery drunk, intoxicated
- STOICALEnduring pain and hardship without showing feeling or complaint.
- STOICISMA school of philosophy popularized during the Roman Empire that emphasized reason as a means of understanding the natural state of things, or logos, and as a means of freeing onese
- STOLIDHaving or revealing little emotion or sensibility.
- STOLIDITYThe property of being stolid; unemotionality.
- STOLONA shoot that grows along the ground and produces roots at its nodes; a runner.
- STOREA place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept.
- STOVERFodder for cattle, especially straw or coarse hay.
- STRAITNarrow; restricted as to space or room; close.
- STRANGENot normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation.
- STRATUMOne of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another.
- STRATUSA principal, low-level cloud type in the form of a gray layer with a rather uniform base, usually not associated with precipitation, and capable of producing corona phenomena and a
- STRENUOUSHaving great vigour or energy; forceful.
- STRIAA stripe, usually one of a set of parallel stripes.
- STRIATETo mark something with striations.
- STRICHAn owl.
- STRICTStrained; drawn close; tight.