English words: spaniolitmin to sparrow vetch
300 English words, part 142 of 245 of the words starting with S, A to Z. 24 have a page of their own.
English words spaniolitmin to sparrow vetch
- spaniolitmin noun: A particular fraction of litmus.
- Spaniolize verb: To make Spanish.
- spanish adjective, noun, verb /ˈspænɪʃ/: Of or pertaining to Spain.
- Spanish American adjective, noun: Synonym of Hispanic American.
- Spanish athlete noun: A bullshitter.
- Spanish bayonet noun: Hesperoyucca whipplei.
- Spanish bean noun: Any type of several beans of the genus Phaseolus, native to Mexico and Central America.
- Spanish beard noun: Synonym of Spanish moss
- Spanish black noun: A black pigment obtained by charring cork.
- Spanish bluebell noun: Synonym of wood hyacinth.
- Spanish boot noun: A torture device that encases and crushes the foot and leg.
- Spanish broom noun: Any member of the species Spartium junceum of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, native to the Mediterranean, with many flexible rush-like twigs.
- Spanish brown noun: A kind of earth used in painting, having a dark reddish-brown colour due to the presence of sesquioxide of iron.
- Spanish buckeye noun: 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 noun: A purchase composed of two single blocks, or (double Spanish burton) one double and two single blocks.
- Spanish cedar noun: A tree in the chinaberry family, of species Cedrela odorata.
- Spanish chalk noun: A variety of steatite obtained from Aragon in Spain.
- Spanish champagne noun: Synonym of Cava
- Spanish cherry noun: A tree, Mimusops elengi
- Spanish chestnut noun: Castanea sativa, a deciduous tree with edible deep brown nutlike fruits. The fruits have a little white, fluffy tail.
- Spanish clover noun: Synonym of kaimi.
- Spanish coat noun: The schandmantel
- Spanish cress noun: A kind of peppergrass found in Spain (Lepidium cardamines).
- Spanish cubit noun: Synonym of codo.
- Spanish dagger noun: Any of several species of flowering plant in the genus Yucca, especially Yucca gloriosa.
- Spanish dancer noun /ˌspænɪʃ ˈdɑːnsə(ɹ)/: A species of nudibranch sea slug, Hexabranchus sanguineus, commonly growing up to a length of 25 centimetres (about 9.8 inches), with some in the Red Sea up...
- Spanish dollar noun: A globally traded silver coin minted by the Spanish Empire from the 16th through the 19th centuries.
- Spanish donkey noun: A torture device consisting of a very narrow vertical surface where the victim is made to sit with heavy objects attached to their feet.
- Spanish elm noun: Any member of species Cordia alliodora, a flowering tree in the borage family, native to the American tropics.
- Spanish fever noun: Synonym of Texas fever.
- Spanish fir noun: A tree of species Abies pinsapo, of Spain and Morocco.
- Spanish flag noun: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Spanish, flag.
- Spanish Flu noun: Alternative form of Spanish influenza.
- Spanish fly noun: A supposed aphrodisiac extracted from the blister beetle Lytta vesicatoria; cantharidin, the active ingredient, a vesicant used as a defence by L....
- Spanish fowl noun: A particular breed of the domestic hen.
- Spanish fox noun: A yarn of rope untwisted and retwisted against its lay.
- Spanish fury noun: A vindictive or rampant bloody pillage of cities in the Low Countries by Spanish regular or mutinous troops between the years 1572–1579, during the Dutch...
- Spanish grass noun: esparto
- Spanish green noun: Copper acetate.
- Spanish Guinean adjective, noun: Of or from Spanish Guinea
- Spanish guitar noun: Synonym of classical guitar.
- Spanish ham noun: jamón ibérico
- Spanish handkerchief noun: The pigeon drop confidence trick.
- Spanish ibex noun: Synonym of Iberian ibex.
- Spanish Influenza noun: A form of influenza that spread to nearly every part of the world in a pandemic between 1918 and 1920, killing from 20 to 100 million people.
- Spanish iris noun: A bulbous iris, Iris xiphium, from the western Mediterranean; it has violet-purple flowers with a short perianth tube.
- Spanish jasmine noun: A species of jasmine, Jasminum grandiflorum, native to much of subtropical Asia and eastern Africa.
- Spanish juice noun: licorice
- Spanish lace noun: Needlepoint lace brought from Spanish convents since their dissolution but probably of Flemish origin.
- Spanish lavender noun: Synonym of French lavender (“Lavandula stoechas”).
- Spanish lime noun: The mamoncillo (Melicoccus bijugatus).
- Spanish line noun: Synonym of linea (“Spanish unit of length”).
- Spanish lynx noun: Synonym of Iberian lynx.
- Spanish mackerel noun: Any member of the Scomberomorini, a tribe of mackerel.
- Spanish Mastiff noun: A breed of dog from Spain, originally bred to be a guard dog and whose specialized purpose is to be a livestock guardian dog protecting flocks and/or herds...
- Spanish Mestiza noun /ˌspaː.n̪ɪʃ mɛsˈt̪iː.za/: Alternative letter-case form of Spanish mestiza.
- Spanish Mestizo noun /ˌspaː.n̪ɪʃ mɛsˈt̪iː.zo/: A person of mixed ethnic Spanish Filipino and Austronesian Filipino ancestry.
- Spanish moss noun: A gray epiphyte that hangs down from trees, Tillandsia usneoides, native to the southeastern US and throughout humid tropical and subtropical parts of the...
- Spanish nectarine noun: The plum-like fruit of the tree Chrysobalanus icaco; the cocoplum, found in the Caribbean, and some parts of Africa.
- Spanish needles noun: A flowering plant, taxonomic name Bidens bipinnata.
- Spanish omelet noun: Alternative spelling of Spanish omelette.
- Spanish omelette noun: A molded omelette made with the addition of fried potatoes and often onions.
- Spanish onion noun: A relatively large variety of the onion, yellow or white in colour and with a mild, sweet flavour.
- Spanish oregano noun: A mediterranean herb similar to thyme, Thymbra capitata, which smells and tastes like oregano and which is an important source for oil of oregano.
- Spanish paprika noun: Synonym of pimento.
- Spanish pepper noun: Synonym of pepper tree.
- Spanish plum noun: Synonym of mombin (“Spondias purpurea”)
- Spanish plume noun: A weather pattern where hot air from the Iberian Peninsula flows towards Northern Europe, often causing high temperatures and also severe thunderstorms.
- Spanish potato noun: sweet potato
- Spanish practices noun: Irregular practices in favour of the workers at a place of work, which are implied, but not specified, in the work contract.
- Spanish prisoner noun: Somebody posing as a wealthy person of high status who has been imprisoned under a false identity; part of a confidence trick in which the mark is...
- Spanish red noun: An ocherous red pigment resembling Venetian red, but slightly yellower and warmer.
- Spanish reef noun: A knot tied in the head of a jib-headed sail.
- Spanish rice noun: Synonym of Mexican rice.
- Spanish sausage noun: Chorizo.
- Spanish shame noun: Synonym of vicarious embarrassment.
- Spanish sheep noun: A merino sheep.
- Spanish snail noun: Synonym of milk snail.
- Spanish soap noun: Castile soap
- Spanish solution noun: A train station layout with platforms on both sides of the track, where one side is used for boarding the train and the other side is used for alighting.
- Spanish sparrow noun: Passer hispaniolensis, a small passerine bird in the family Passeridae
- Spanish studies noun: The study of Spanish and its literature.
- Spanish walk noun: A movement in which the horse raises the forelegs off the ground in an extreme upward and out manner, with much expression.
- Spanish wall noun: A style of wall made from pieces of stone stuck together with lime, clay, etc. and then plastered or whitewashed.
- Spanish Water Dog noun /ˌspænɪʃ ˈwɔːtə dɒɡ/: A herding water dog originating in Spain.
- Spanish white noun: A powder prepared from chalk by pulverizing and repeated washings, used as a white pigment.
- Spanish windlass noun: A wooden roller, with a rope wound about it, into which a marlinspike is thrust to serve as a lever.
- Spanisher noun: A Spanish person; Spaniard.
- spanishing noun, verb: A printing process in which an ink is deposited on the bottoms and sides of depressions formed in a material, usually plastic
- Spanishization noun: The process of Spanishizing.
- Spanishize verb: To make Spanish; to impose the culture or norms of Spain upon.
- Spanishly adverb: In a Spanish manner; in a way characteristic of Spaniards.
- Spanishness noun: The quality or state of being Spanish.
- Spanishy adjective: Somewhat Spanish; seemingly Spanish.
- spank noun, verb /ˈspæŋk/: To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.
- spank bank noun: A mental stock of images or fantasies brought to mind when masturbating.
- spank it verb: To masturbate.
- spank out verb: To depart.
- spank you phrase: thank you
- spank you very much phrase: thank you very much
- spankable adjective: Suitable for spanking.
- spankavision noun: audiovisual pornographic material
- spankee noun /ˈspæŋ.kiː/: The receiver or victim of a spanking
- spanker noun /ˈspæ̞ŋkə/: Someone who spanks.
- spanker-mast noun: Alternative spelling of spankermast.
- spankermast noun: The aftmost mast on a schooner.
- spankies noun /ˈspaŋkiːz/: Full underpants worn by cheerleaders, colour-coordinated as part of a matching outfit and designed to be seen under their skirts.
- spankily adverb: In a spanky manner.
- spankin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of spanking.
- spankiness noun: The quality of being spanky.
- spanking adjective, adverb, noun, verb /ˈspæŋkɪŋ/: Fast and energetic.
- spanking new adjective: Utterly new, as new as possible.
- spankingly adverb /ˈspæŋkɪŋli/: In a spanking manner; vigorously; freshly.
- spanko noun: A person with a fetish for spanking, usually but not exclusively sexual
- spankophile noun: One who derives sexual pleasure from spanking or being spanked.
- spanktastic adjective /spæŋkˈtæstɪk/: Sexually desirable; spankable.
- spankworthy adjective: Worthy of being spanked.
- spanky adjective /ˈspæŋki/: brand spanking new
- spanky pants noun: Very short shorts resembling underwear and worn under cheerleader uniforms etc.
- spanless adjective: Incapable of being spanned; vast.
- spanlessness noun: The quality of being spanless; limitless extent.
- spannable adjective: Able to be spanned.
- spannel noun: Spaniel, a dog breed.
- spanner noun, verb /ˈspænə/: A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts.
- spanner barb noun: A freshwater, open-water, substrate egg-scatterer fish commonly found in the Malay Peninsula and Borneo, Systomus lateristriga syn. Puntius lateristriga.
- spanner crab noun: Ranina ranina, a large-headed coastal crab of the Indian and West Pacific Oceans, prized for its meat.
- spanner in the works noun: Something that disrupts smooth operation or functioning.
- spanner wrench noun: A type of wrench whose end is not adjustable for different sizes of nuts and bolts, commonly used when precision is needed in tight spaces.
- spannered adjective: heavily intoxicated
- spannerless adjective: Without the use of a spanner.
- spanning noun, verb: The process by which something is spanned.
- spanning tree noun: A tree structure which includes all vertices of a graph.
- Spano proper noun: A surname.
- spanokopita noun: Alternative spelling of spanakopita.
- spanophilia noun: Love of the rare.
- spans and snops noun: A game of marbles in which players take turns to shoot a marble at the other player's marble, aiming to hit it or land sufficiently close.
- spanspek noun: A cantaloupe.
- spansule noun: A capsule designed to release drugs at a steady rate over a period of hours; a sustained-release capsule.
- spantide noun: Any of a family of oligopeptides used as tachykinin antagonists
- spantoon noun: Alternative form of spontoon.
- spanwanned adjective: stuck astride a wall whilst attempting to climb over it.
- spanwise adjective, adverb: In the direction of a span.
- spanworm noun: A measuring worm or inchworm (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)
- spar noun, phrase, verb /spɑː/: A rafter of a roof.
- spar buoy noun: a tall, thin buoy that floats upright in the water and is characterized by a small water plane area and a large mass
- spar deck noun: The upper deck of a ship.
- spar-hawk noun: Alternative form of sparrow hawk.
- spar torpedo noun: A weapon consisting of a bomb placed at the end of a long pole, or spar, attached to a boat, and used by ramming the end of the spar into an enemy ship...
- sparable adjective, noun: Alternative form of spareable.
- sparadrap noun: A cerecloth.
- sparagmatic adjective: Relating to sparagmos.
- sparagmite noun: A kind of Precambrian microcline and feldspar-rich rock found in Scandinavia.
- sparagmos noun /spəˈɹaɡməs/: The ritual tearing apart of a hero.
- Sparano proper noun: A surname from Italian.
- sparapet noun: the hereditary title of the military commander-in-chief in ancient Armenia
- sparassid noun: Any spider in the family Sparassidae.
- sparassocynid noun: Any extinct marsupial of the family Sparassocynidae
- sparassodont noun: Any of the Sparassodonta, an extinct order of carnivorous metatherian mammals native to South America.
- sparatoxin noun: Any of a group of toxins produced by huntsman spiders
- sparaxis noun: Any of several deciduous perennial flowering herbs, of the genus Sparaxis, from South Africa
- sparble verb: to scatter, disperse
- spare adjective, noun, verb /spɛə(ɹ)/: Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.
- spare a thought for verb: To think about someone or something.
- spare ball noun: The situation where all ten pins are knocked down with the second throw in a frame. The points scored by the next ball rolled (in the next frame) are added...
- spare change noun: Synonym of small change (“coins in the pocket, ready to spend”).
- spare no effort verb: To do everything within one's powers to achieve something.
- spare no expense verb: To be willing to pay as much as necessary to achieve an objective.
- spare part noun: A component of any manufactured goods, kept in reserve to replace one that fails; a spare.
- spare rib noun: Alternative spelling of sparerib.
- spare room noun: guest room
- spare room subsidy noun: Synonym of bedroom tax.
- spare someone's blushes verb: To save someone from embarrassment.
- spare someone the details verb: to not give details about something mentioned, usually to avoid embarrassment or irrelevance
- spare the rod and spoil the child proverb: If one does not discipline a child, they will never learn obedience and good manners.
- spare the rod and you will spoil the child proverb: Alternative form of spare the rod and spoil the child.
- spare the rod, spoil the child proverb: Alternative form of spare the rod and spoil the child.
- spare time noun: Free time.
- spare tire noun: An extra wheel carried as a replacement in case of a flat.
- spare tire well noun: A depression in the trunk of an automobile where the spare tire is stowed.
- spare tool noun: Synonym of fifth wheel.
- spare tyre noun: An extra tyre carried in case one of the vehicle's tyres is damaged or deflated.
- spare tyre well noun: A depression in the boot of a motor car where the spare tyre is stowed.
- spare wheel noun: An extra wheel held in reserve in a motor vehicle, to be used in an emergency.
- spareable adjective: Capable of being spared; available.
- Sparean adjective: Of or relating to Austin Osman Spare (1886–1956), English artist and occultist.
- spareful adjective: Abstemious; Lacking in appetite or vitality.
- spareless adjective: Unsparing.
- sparely adverb: In a spare manner; sparsely or frugally.
- spareness noun: The state or quality of being spare.
- sparer adjective, noun: One who or that which spares.
- sparerib noun /ˌspɛəˈɹɪb/: A cut of meat including the rib bones.
- sparesome adjective: economical; thrifty
- sparfloxacin noun /spɑɹˈflɑk.səs.ɪn/: A particular fluoroquinolone antibiotic.
- sparganiaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Sparganiaceae.
- sparganium noun: Any of the plants of the genus Sparganium.
- sparganosis noun: A parasitic infection caused by the plerocercoid larvae of diphyllobothroid tapeworms in the genus Spirometra.
- sparganum noun: The plerocercoid larva of Spirometra tapeworms, responsible for sparganosis.
- sparge adjective, noun, verb /spɑɹd͡ʒ/: To sprinkle or spray.
- sparge pipe noun: A pipe that sprays water, due to a series of small holes
- spargefaction noun: The act of sprinkling.
- sparger noun: A vessel with a perforated cover for sprinkling a liquid, especially in brewing.
- Spargo proper noun: A surname.
- spargosis noun: distension of the breasts with milk
- sparhawk noun: Alternative form of sparrow hawk.
- sparid noun: Any of several perciform fishes of the family Sparidae
- sparing adjective, noun, verb /ˈspɛəɹɪŋ/: Prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or frugal.
- sparingly adverb: In a sparing manner; with frugality, moderation, scantiness, reserve, forbearance, or the like; sparsely.
- sparingness noun: The property of being sparing.
- sparite noun: Sparry calcite.
- sparitic adjective: Relating to or consisting of spar (well-defined crystals, usually carbonate).
- spark noun, verb /ˈspɑːk/: A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction.
- spark anglemouth noun: Sigmops bathyphilus, a species of bioluminescent deepwater fish that lives in the bathypelagic.
- spark arrester noun: Alternative spelling of spark arrestor.
- spark arrestor noun: Any device that prevents the emission of flammable debris from combustion sources.
- spark bird noun: A particular bird that piques one's interest in birdwatching.
- spark coil noun: An induction coil used for producing sparks, as in an internal combustion engine.
- spark gap noun: A gap, between two electrical terminals, across which sparks are generated.
- spark knock noun: The sound produced, in an internal combustion engine, by the ignition of the fuel-air mixture before the piston reaches top dead center.
- spark off verb: To initiate something by providing the necessary conditions.
- spark out adjective, verb: Completely asleep or unconscious.
- spark plug noun: The part of some internal combustion engines which forms a high-voltage electric spark which ignites the fuel-air mixture to begin the power stroke. (Petrol...
- spark spread noun: The difference between the cost of the fuel required to produce a unit of electricity, and the price of that same unit of electricity.
- spark test noun, verb: An instance of spark testing.
- spark testing noun, verb: A method of determining the general classification of ferrous materials that normally requires taking a piece of metal, usually scrap, to a grinding wheel...
- spark up verb: To rekindle.
- sparkable adjective: Capable of being sparked.
- sparked adjective, verb: That has had sparks (of electricity) passed through it
- sparken verb: To spark or ignite in sparks
- sparker noun: One who or that which sparks or initiates.
- sparkful adjective: Lively, vivacious; smart.
- sparkgap noun: Alternative spelling of spark gap.
- Sparkhill proper noun: An inner suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England, south-east of the city centre (OS grid ref SP0983).
- Sparkian adjective: Of or relating to Muriel Spark (née Camberg; 1918–2006), Scottish writer.
- sparkie noun: Alternative form of sparky.
- sparkily adverb: In a sparky manner.
- sparkin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of spark.
- sparkiness noun: The quality of being sparky.
- sparking noun, verb: The act of producing a spark.
- sparking plug noun: Synonym of spark plug.
- sparkingly adverb: With or by sparks.
- sparkish adjective: Like a spark; airy; gay, lively.
- sparkishly adverb: In a sparkish manner.
- sparkishness noun: The quality of being sparkish.
- sparkle noun, verb /ˈspɑː.kəl/: A little spark; a scintillation.
- sparkle up verb: To zhoosh (something); to make (something) more pretty and lively.
- sparkleberry noun: The farkleberry.
- sparkledog noun /ˈspɑː.kəlˌdɒɡ/: A fictional anthropomorphic character, most commonly a canine, that has strikingly vibrant colors and patterns on its body. Other common features include...
- sparkleless adjective: Without sparkle.
- sparklemuffin noun: A peacock spider, Maratus jactatus.
- sparklepire noun: A vampire who sparkles, such as those featured in the Twilight series.
- sparkler noun: Anything that sparkles.
- sparklesome adjective: sparkly or sparkling.
- sparkless adjective: without a spark
- sparklessly adverb: Without sparks.
- sparklessness noun: Absence of sparks or (figurative) a creative spark.
- sparklet noun: A small spark.
- sparklies noun: Things that sparkle; gems.
- sparklike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a spark.
- sparkline noun: A small graph of data presented as a line without axes.
- sparkliness noun /ˈspɑː(ɹ)klɪnəs/: The state or quality of being sparkly.
- sparkling adjective, noun, verb /ˈspɑɹkl̩ɪŋ/: Of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks or flashes of light.
- sparkling cider noun: A soft drink consisting of slightly carbonated apple juice to distinguish it from cider or hard cider, which is an alcoholic drink.
- sparkling perry noun: A champagne-style carbonated version of perry (pear cider).
- sparkling water noun: Carbonated water served at table as drinking water; especially, such water as has a lot of bubbles (high carbonation).
- sparkling wine noun: Any wine that is effervescent because of dissolved carbon dioxide; either because of fermentation in bottle or by physical carbonation.
- sparklingly adverb: In a sparkling way.
- sparklingness noun: The quality of being sparkling.
- sparkly adjective: Giving off sparks, or small flashes of light; glittery
- Sparkman proper noun: A surname.
- sparko adjective: Contraction of spark out.
- sparkover noun: Synonym of flashover (“unintended electrical discharge”).
- sparkover voltage noun: Synonym of flashover voltage.
- sparkplug noun, verb: Alternative form of spark plug.
- sparkproof adjective: Designed not to emit sparks.
- sparks noun, verb: An electrician, specifically, the radio operator on a ship of the merchant marine.
- sparks fly phrase: Used to describe a verbal or physical confrontation of an angry or heated nature taking place.
- sparktastic adjective /spɑɹkˈtæstɪk/: Fantastic in a new or inventive way.
- sparky adjective, noun: Lively and animated.
- sparless adjective: Without spars.
- sparlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a spar.
- sparling noun: A European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus).
- sparmaker noun: A manufacturer of spars for ships.
- sparmaking noun: The manufacture of spars for ships.
- sparoid adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to the family, Sparidae, of deep-bodied, spinous-finned marine fish, including the sea bream, porgy, scup, and sheepshead.
- SPARQL proper noun /ˈspɑːkəl/: SPARQL protocol and RDF query language (a recursive acronym), a semantic Web technology.
- sparr noun /ˈspɑː(ɹ)/: An English sparrow, house sparrow (Passer domesticus).
- sparra noun: A sparrow.
- sparrer noun: Someone who spars, a fighter
- sparriness noun: The quality of being sparry.
- sparring noun, verb /ˈspɑːɹɪŋ/: The act of one who spars.
- sparringly adverb: As if sparring; in a combative manner.
- sparrow noun /ˈspæɹəʊ/: The house sparrow, Passer domesticus; a small bird with a short bill, and brown, white and gray feathers.
- Sparrow criterion noun: A resolution limit used to determine the moment when two point sources of equal intensity can be considered resolved.
- sparrow dominoes noun: The game of mahjong.
- sparrow fart noun: A time very early in the day; dawn.
- sparrow grass noun: Alternative form of sparrowgrass.
- sparrow hawk noun: The American kestrel or American sparrowhawk (Falco sparverius), a small falcon found in North and South America that preys on grasshoppers and small animals.
- sparrow-lark noun: Any of the genus Eremopterix of songbirds in the family Alaudidae, found from Africa to the Indian subcontinent.
- sparrow's fart noun: Alternative form of sparrow-fart.
- sparrow vetch noun: Synonym of smooth tare
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Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under S: 73,223 words, in 245 parts.