English words: spherograph to spiderwisp

300 English words, part 149 of 245 of the words starting with S, A to Z. 22 have a page of their own.

English words spherograph to spiderwisp

spherograph noun: An instrument for facilitating the practical use of spherics in navigation and astronomy, constructed of two cardboards containing various circles, turning...
spheroid adjective, noun: Of a shape similar to a squashed sphere.
spheroidal adjective, noun: Like a spheroid; roughly spherical.
spheroidally adverb: In a spheroidal manner.
spheroidene noun: A particular carotenoid.
spheroidenone noun: The carotenoid ketone...
spheroidic adjective: spheroidal
spheroidical adjective: spheroidal
spheroidicity noun: The quality or state of being spheroidal.
spheroidin noun: A protein present on the surface of some poxviruses
spheroidisation noun: Alternative spelling of spheroidization
spheroidise verb: Alternative spelling of spheroidize
spheroidism noun: The quality of having a spheroidal shape.
spheroidite noun: A soft, ductile form of carbon steel producing by heating under certain conditions, and having a structure of rods or spheres of cementite within the...
spheroidity noun: The quality or state of being spheroidal.
spheroidization noun: The process of spheroidizing.
spheroidize verb: To heat (carbon steel) to form spheroidite.
spheroidogenic adjective: That produces spheroidal cells (typical of some cancers)
spherolith noun: A small kidney stone, typically in a neonate
spherolithic adjective: Of or relating to a spherolith.
spheromak noun: A particular form of stabilized magnetic field in which a plasma may be confined for use in nuclear fusion.
spheromastigote noun: Any cell that contains a spherosome
spheromere noun: Any of the arms or rays arranged around the central axis and composing the body of an radiate animal (one having radial symmetry), such as echinoderms, or...
spherometer noun: A device used to measure the curvature of a surface, such as a lens.
spheronisation noun: Alternative form of spheronization.
spheronise verb: Alternative form of spheronize.
spheronization noun: The formation of pellets into spheroids
spheronize verb: To mold pellets into spheroids
spherophakia noun: An abnormal condition where the lens of the eye is spherical.
spherophakic adjective: Relating to, or exhibiting, spherophakia.
spherophysine noun: A chemical compound used as a ganglioblocker.
spheroplasm noun: The cytoplasm of a spheroplast
spheroplasmic adjective: Relating to spheroplasm
spheroplast noun: A cell from which the cell wall has been removed
spheroplasted adjective: That has been converted into a spheroplast
spheroplastic adjective: Relating to spheroplasts
spheroplasting noun: The removal of a cell wall to form a spheroplast
spheropolygon noun: Synonym of spheropolyhedron.
spheropolyhedron noun: A polyhedron that approximates to a sphere
spheroscope noun: A circular card that represents the positions of stars using altazimuth coordinates.
spherosiderite noun: A spheroidal variety of siderite.
spherosome noun: A small plant organelle that stores fat
spherosporid noun: A marine parasite of the family Sphaerosporidae
spherostomatocyte noun: A near-spherical stomatocyte
spherula noun: Alternative form of spherule.
spherular adjective: Being or relating to a spherule.
spherulate adjective: Covered, set, or adorned with spherules.
spherule noun /sfɪəɹuːl/: A small sphere.
spherulin noun: An antigen, is derived from the fungus Coccidioides, used as coccidioidin.
spherulite noun: a minute spherical crystalline body having a radiated structure, observed in some vitreous volcanic rocks, as obsidian and pearlstone.
spherulitic adjective: of or relating to spherulite
spherulocyte noun: A hemocyte that contains spherules
spherulocytosis noun: Synonym of myospherulosis
spherulous adjective: Composed of spherules
sphery adjective: round; spherical; starlike
sphex noun /sfɛks/: Any of the sand wasps of Sphex and allied genera.
sphexide noun: Any wasp of the genus Sphex; the digger wasp
sphexish adjective /ˈsfɛksɪʃ/: Of animal behaviour: deterministic, preprogrammed.
sphexishness noun: The state or condition of being sphexish.
sphincter noun /ˈsfɪŋk.tɚ/: A ringlike band of muscle that surrounds a bodily opening (such as the anus or the openings of the stomach), constricting and relaxing as required for...
sphincter of Oddi noun: A muscular valve that controls the flow of digestive juices (bile and pancreatic juice) through the ampulla of Vater into the second part of the duodenum.
sphincteral adjective: Of or pertaining to the sphincter.
sphincteralgia noun: Pain in the sphincter.
sphincterate adjective: Having a sphincter.
sphincterectomy noun: Surgical removal or excision of the sphincter.
sphincterial adjective: sphincteral
sphincteric adjective: sphincteral
sphinctero- prefix: sphincter.
sphincterometric adjective: Relating to sphincterometry.
sphincteroplasty noun: The surgical reconstruction of a sphincter muscle.
sphincterotome noun: The electrified wire used to perform sphincterotomy.
sphincterotomy noun: The surgical procedure for treating fissures in the mucosa of the anal canal, or sphincter.
sphinctozoan noun: A member of the subphylum Sphinctozoa.
sphindid noun: Any in the family Sphindidae of beetles.
sphingadiene noun: A sphingolipid that has two double bonds
sphingadienine noun: The sphingosine d-erythro-1,3-dihydroxy-2-amino-4-trans-14-cis-octadecadiene
sphinganine noun: The aminodiol 2-amino-1,3-octadecanediol that is a component of the sphingolipids; any homologous compound that has other than 18 carbon atoms
sphingian adjective: Of or relating to the Sphinx.
sphingid adjective, noun: Any of many hawk moths of the family Sphingidae
sphingine adjective, noun: Sphinx-like.
sphingobacterial adjective: Relating to sphingobacteria
sphingobacterium noun: Any bacterium of the class Sphingobacteria
sphingofungin noun: Any of a family of antifungal agents that are complex derivatives of long-chain amino acids
sphingoglycolipid noun: Any glycolipid derived from a sphingolipid
sphingoid adjective, noun: Derived from, or similar in structure to, sphingosine.
sphingolipid noun: Any lipid, such as sphingomyelin, that is derived from sphingosine or one of its derivatives
sphingolipidology noun: The scientific study of sphingolipids
sphingolipidome noun: The set of all sphingolipids in a cell or organism
sphingolipidomic adjective: Relating to a sphingolipidome.
sphingolipidomics noun: The study of the sphingolipidome of an organism or cell
sphingolipidosis noun: Any of a class of disorders relating to sphingolipid metabolism.
sphingolytic adjective: that cleaves the phosphodiester bonds in sphingomyelin
sphingomonad noun: Any bacterium of the order Sphingomonadales, or more specifically, of the genus Sphingomonas
sphingomyelin noun: a phospholipid, derived from sphingosine and choline, found in nerve tissue
sphingomyelinase noun: Any of several enzymes that catalyzes the cleavage of phosphodiester bonds in sphingomyelin
sphingomyeline noun: Alternative form of sphingomyelin.
sphingophosphatide noun: Synonym of sphingophospholipid.
sphingophospholipid noun: Any phospholipid that is derived from sphingosine or one of its derivatives
sphingosine noun: An unsaturated aliphatic amino alcohol associated with the lipids of brain tissue
sphingosinokinase noun: sphingosine kinase
sphingosyl noun: A univalent radical derived from sphingosine
sphingosylphosphorylcholine noun: A sphingolipid that has several biochemical functions
sphinx noun, verb /ˈsfɪŋks/: A creature with the head of a person and the body of an animal, commonly a lion.
sphinx moth noun: A moth of the family Sphingidae; a hawk moth.
sphinxed adjective, verb: Adorned or decorated with sphinxes.
sphinxian adjective: Of or relating to the mythological sphinx.
sphinxity noun: A profound riddle or conundrum.
sphinxlike adjective: Like a sphinx, or like that of a sphinx, especially, not showing passion or emotion; inscrutable.
sphondin noun: A furocoumarin found in Heracleum maximum.
sphragide noun /ˈsfræd͡ʒaɪd/: An aluminous earth of a grayish yellow color; a medicinal clay.
sphragis noun /ˈsfræd͡ʒɪs/: A mating plug in the genital opening of a female, formed from a waxy secretion deposited by a male during mating.
sphragistic adjective: Relating to sphragistics
sphragistics noun /sfrəˈd͡ʒɪstɪks/: The study of seals, especially those attached to documents
sphrigosis noun /sfrɪˈɡəʊsɪs/: In a tree, excessive growth of wood and leaves at the expense of fruit.
sphyg noun /sfɪɡ/: A sphygmomanometer.
sphygm- prefix /ˈsfɪɡm/: pulse, pulsation (of blood delivered by the beating heart)
sphygmic adjective /ˈsfɪɡmɪk/: Of or pertaining to the circulatory pulse.
sphygmics noun /ˈsfɪɡmɪks/: The scientific study of the circulatory pulse.
sphygmo- prefix: sphygm- + -o-
sphygmogram noun: The recording made by a sphygmograph
sphygmograph noun /ˈsfɪɡmɵɡɹɑːf/: A mechanical device used to measure blood pressure and pulse.
sphygmographic adjective: Of or pertaining to a sphygmograph or to sphygmography
sphygmography noun: A measurement of the pulse.
sphygmoid adjective: pulse-like
sphygmology noun: The study of the pulse.
sphygmomanometer noun /ˌsfɪɡməʊməˈnɒmɪtə/: A device used to measure blood pressure.
sphygmomanometric adjective: Of or pertaining to sphygmomanometry
sphygmomanometrically adverb: In a sphygmomanometric manner
sphygmomanometry noun: The measurement of blood pressure using a sphygmomanometer
sphygmometer noun: A sphygmomanometer
sphygmophone noun: An electrical instrument for determining by ear the rhythm of the pulse of a person at a distance.
sphygmoscope noun: A sphygmograph.
sphynx noun /ˈsfɪŋks/: A domestic cat of a breed with little or no hair, a narrow long head, and webbed feet.
sphyraenid noun: Any barracuda in the family Sphyraenidae.
sphyraenoid adjective: Of or relating to the Sphyraenidae, a family of marine fishes, the barracudas.
sphyrnid noun: Any member of the Sphyrnidae.
SPI noun: Initialism of single-point interchange.
spial noun /ˈspaɪəl/: Espionage.
spiall noun: A spy; spies.
spic and span adjective: Alternative spelling of spick-and-span.
spica noun: A spike (kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis).
spical adjective: Arranged in, or having the form of, a spike.
spicataside noun: A particular biflavonoid.
spicate adjective /ˈspaɪkeɪt/: Having the form of a spike, or ear; arranged in a spike or spikes.
spicated adjective: spicate
spicately adverb: Having the form of a spike, or ear; arranged in a spike or spikes.
spicatoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
spicatum noun: Ellipsis of opus spicatum.
spicc. adverb: Abbreviation of spiccato.
spiccato adjective, adverb, noun: Detached; separated; with every note performed in a distinct and pointed manner.
spice noun, verb /spaɪs/: Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavor food.
spice bag noun: A fast food dish consisting of various Asian-inspired foods accompanied by chips.
spice box noun: Alternative spelling of spicebox.
spice brown noun: A reddish-brown color.
spice drop noun: A kind of gumdrop flavoured with spices.
spice fiend noun: One who loves spicy food.
spice finch noun: scaly-breasted munia (Lonchura punctulata)
spice rack noun: A rack used to store spice jars or, less commonly, loose spices
spice up verb: To enhance the flavor of something by adding spice to it.
spicebag noun: Alternative spelling of spice bag.
spiceberry noun: A compact flowering plant of species Ardisia crenata, native to East Asia.
spicebox noun: An ornamental box for keeping spices.
spicebush noun: Any plant of the genus Lindera.
spiced adjective, verb /spaɪst/: Having spice added, spicy.
spiced wine noun: Synonym of mulled wine
spiceful adjective: Full or laden with spice; spicy; aromatic
spicehead noun: A person who is under the influence of, or addicted to a synthetic cannibinoid.
spicehouse noun: A warehouse where spices are stored.
spiceland noun: A region where spices are grown.
spiceless adjective: Devoid of spice.
spicelessness noun: Absence of spice.
spicelike adjective: Like or resembling a spice
spicen verb: To make spicy, or to spice
spicenut noun: A small, crisp cake containing strong spices.
spicer noun: One who seasons with spice.
spicery noun: Spices, in general.
spicewise adverb: In a manner relating to or concerning spice(s)
spicewood noun: Any plant of the genus Lindera.
spicey adjective: Uncommon spelling of spicy.
spiciferous adjective: Bearing ears or spikes; spicate.
spiciform adjective: spike-shaped
spicigerous adjective: Synonym of spiciferous.
spicily adverb: In a spicy manner.
spiciness noun: The property of being spicy.
spick adjective, noun, verb /spɪk/: Alternative spelling of spic.
spick and span adjective: Clean, spotless.
spick and spandy adjective: Alternative form of spick-and-span.
spick-and-spanness noun: The quality of being spick-and-span; spotlessness; cleanness.
Spickard proper noun: A surname from German.
spicket noun /ˈspɪ.kət/: Alternative spelling of spigot.
spickle noun: Alternative form of spicule.
spicknel noun /ˈspɪknəl/: Rare spelling of spignel.
spiclomazine noun: The spiro compound 8-[3-(2-chlorophenothiazin-10-yl)propyl]-1-thia-4,8-diazaspiro[4.5]decan-3-one that has some antitumor activity
spicose adjective /ˈspaɪkəʊs/: Having spikes or ears
spicous adjective /ˈspaɪkəs/: Alternative form of spicose.
spicula noun: A little spike; a spikelet or spiculum.
spicular adjective: Of, pertaining to, or formed from spicules, spiculum, or spicula.
spicularite noun: Chert composed of spicules of glass sponges and other invertebrates.
spicularitic adjective: Of or pertaining to spicularite.
spiculate adjective, verb: Covered with, or having, spicules.
spiculated adjective, verb: In the form of a spicula; long and pointed.
spiculation noun: A spiculated nodule or tumor
spicule noun: A sharp, needle-like piece.
spiculed adjective: Synonym of spiculate.
spiculiferous adjective: Bearing spicules.
spiculiform adjective: Having the shape of a spicule.
spiculigenous adjective: Producing or containing spicules.
spiculite noun: A belonite shaped like a spindle
spiculogenesis noun: The formation and development of spicules
spiculogenic adjective: Relating to spiculogenesis
spiculose adjective: Having spicules.
spiculous adjective: Alternative form of spiculose.
spiculum noun /ˈspɪkjʊləm/: A thrusting javelin used by Romans that replaced the pilum in the late 3rd century.
spiculum amoris noun: Synonym of love dart (“calcareous spicule involved in gastropod molluscs' copulation”).
spicy adjective /ˈspaɪsi/: Of, pertaining to, or containing spice.
spicy cough noun: COVID-19.
spicy-hot adjective: Synonym of spicy (“provoking a burning sensation”)
spicy pillow noun: A lithium ion battery, or less commonly, a lead-acid battery, that has swollen due to gases building up inside.
spicy tooth noun: A liking for foods that are spicy.
spicy white adjective: belonging to (incl. descending) or practicing cultures based in the Mediterranean region such as the Greeks (i.e. Greek Americans) and Italians (i.e....
spider noun, verb /ˈspaɪ̯də/: Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey.
spider beetle noun: Any member of the subfamily Ptininae of beetles, whose antennas make them appear to have eight legs, as spiders do.
spider box noun: A unit for distributing power via cables to a number of lights.
spider-catcher noun: A bird, the wallcreeper.
spider chart noun: Synonym of radar chart.
spider cloth noun: A sheer fabric made of cotton and silk.
spider crab noun: Any of various species of crab of the superfamily Majoidea with long legs.
spider crawl noun, verb: A gait or movement, typically made by a person, similar to a spider.
spider diagram noun: An existential diagram consisting of an Euler diagram or a Venn diagram annotated with logical operators.
spider diver noun: A bird, the little grebe or dabchick.
spider flower noun: Any of various plants of the genus Cleome.
spider fly noun: The louse fly or ked.
spider gag noun: A ring gag with a number of curved projections to prevent it from turning in the wearer's mouth.
spider goat noun: A goat that has a spider's genes, and produces silk during lactation.
spider graph noun: A graph (set of connected points) that has one vertex of degree at least three, and all other vertices of degree two or less
spider hole noun: A small, usually camouflaged hole dug in the ground where someone can hide.
spider-hunting wasp noun: spider wasp
spider in the web doctrine noun: A doctrine in Dutch patent law governing cross-border injunctions in patent infringement cases, according to which the Dutch courts assume jurisdiction only...
spider lamb syndrome noun: Ovine hereditary chondrodysplasia: a disorder affecting the growth of cartilage and bone in sheep.
spider lightning noun: Very long flashes of lightning (tens or sometimes hundreds of kilometers long) that travel horizontally across the sky, tapping extensive pools of...
spider-like adjective: Alternative form of spiderlike.
spider lily noun /ˈspaɪdəˌlɪli/: Any of a number of different plant species within the family Amaryllidaceae in the genera Crinum, Hymenocallis, and Lycoris.
Spider-Man noun: A hero and/or an adept climber, especially one whose identity is secret and who succeeds despite long odds.
Spider-Man kiss noun: A kiss between partners who are upside-down relative to each other.
spider mill noun: A kind of windmill with jib sails.
spider mite noun: Any of the mite family Tetranychidae.
spider monkey noun: Any New World monkey of the genus Ateles, with long, spindly limbs.
spider naevus noun: A type of telangiectasis characterised by a central red spot with reddish, outwardly-radiating extensions, resembling a spider web in appearance.
spider orchid noun: Any member of the genus Caladenia of orchids.
spider-panic noun: Digitaria divaricatissima, an Australian crabgrass.
spider plant noun: of genus Chlorophytum (spider lilies)
spider roll noun: A form of sushi made with fried crab and other ingredients.
spider's ankles noun: Something that is regarded as outstanding.
spider's web noun: Alternative spelling of spiderweb.
spider sense noun: Alternative form of Spidey sense
spider shell noun: Synonym of scorpion shell.
spider skimmer noun: A kitchen utensil, in the form of a wide shallow wire-mesh basket with a long handle, used for removing food from a hot liquid.
spider solitaire noun: Any of several variants of the solitaire (patience) card game that employs two packs of cards.
spider spanner noun: Synonym of spider wrench.
spider stitch noun: A stitch in lace-making, used to fill in open spaces with threads resembling a cobweb.
spider strainer noun: Synonym of spider skimmer (“kitchen utensil”).
spider strap noun: A system of connected straps (for example on luggage or for equine use).
spider syndrome noun: Synonym of spider lamb syndrome.
spider table noun: A kind of table with very thin legs.
spider-tailed horned viper noun: Pseudocerastes urarachnoides, a species of viper snake with a tail shaped like a spider, which it uses to lure its prey.
spider vein noun: A blood vessel affected by telangiectasia.
spider veins noun: telangiectasia
spider wasp noun: Any of the solitary wasps in the Pompilidae family, which feed on spiders; a pompilid.
spider web noun: Alternative spelling of spiderweb.
spider-webby adjective: Resembling a spider web, or full of spider webs
spider wheel noun: A circular pattern with radiating lines.
spider wrap noun: A wired alarm device put on merchandise in stores to deter theft.
spider wrench noun: A kind of socket wrench in the shape of a cross with different-sized sockets on each of the four ends.
spiderdom noun: The condition of being a spider; or, spiders in general.
spidered adjective, verb: infested by spiders; covered in cobwebs
spideresque adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a spider.
spideress noun: A female spider.
spideret noun: A baby spider.
spiderette noun: A plantlet produced by the spider plant.
spiderflower noun: Alternative form of spider flower.
spidergram noun: A spider diagram
spidergraph noun: Alternative form of spider graph.
spiderhead noun: Serruria, a South African flowering plant.
spiderhunter noun: A large Asian sunbird of the genus Arachnothera, feeding on nectar and a range of small arthropods.
spideriness noun: The state or condition of being spidery.
spiderish adjective: Synonym of spidery.
spiderkind noun: All spiders, considered as a group.
spiderless adjective: Without spiders.
spiderlet noun: A baby spider.
spiderlike adjective /ˈspaɪ.dɚˌlaɪk/: Resembling or characteristic of a spider.
spiderling noun /ˈspaɪdɚlɪŋ/: An immature spider.
spiderly adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a spider.
spiderman noun: A steeplejack.
spiderous adjective: spidery; resembling a spider
spiderphobia noun: Synonym of arachnophobia.
spidership noun: honorific used to address or refer to a spider.
spidertaur noun: A taur with the lower body of a spider (often an opisthosoma).
spiderweb noun, verb /ˈspaɪ̯dəwɛb/: The net-like construct of a spider containing sticky strands to catch prey.
spiderwebby adjective: Synonym of cobwebby.
spiderwisp noun: Any of species Cleome gynandra (syn. Gynandropsis gynandra), of family Cleomaceae, native to Africa but widely cultivated as a vegetable.

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.