English words: spiderwood to spindlemaking

300 English words, part 150 of 245 of the words starting with S, A to Z. 27 have a page of their own.

English words spiderwood to spindlemaking

spiderwood noun: Synonym of neinei.
spiderwork noun: Lace worked by spider stitch.
spiderwort noun: A perennial plant of the Tradescantia genus, found in clumps in woodland and meadow.
spidery adjective /ˈspaɪ.dɚ.i/: Like a spider.
spidey noun: A spider.
spidey sense noun /ˈspaɪdi ˌsɛn(t)s/: Alternative spelling of Spidey sense.
spidget finner noun /ˈspɪdʒɪt ˈfɪnɚ/: Spoonerism of fidget spinner.
spidroin noun: The main type of protein in spiders' dragline silk.
spie chart noun: A pictorial graph where a radar chart is superimposed over a pie chart to compare two sets of data.
spiedie noun /ˈspiːdi/: A submarine sandwich local to Greater Binghamton in the Southern Tier of New York State, containing grilled marinated cubes of meat.
spiedie sauce noun /spiːdi sɔːs/: A sauce consisting of oil, vinegar, lemon juice and herbs like oregano, in which spiedie sandwiches are marinated.
Spiegel proper noun: A surname from German.
spiegel iron noun: spiegeleisen
spiegeleisen noun /ˈʃpiːɡəlˌaɪzən/: A ferromanganese alloy containing approximately 15% manganese and small quantities of carbon and silicon.
Spiegelman proper noun: A surname from German.
Spieker proper noun: A surname.
Spieker center noun: The center of a Spieker circle, which is the incenter of the medial triangle.
Spieker circle noun: The incircle of the medial triangle of a given triangle.
spiel noun, verb /ʃpiːl/: A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade.
Spielberg proper noun: A surname from German.
Spielbergesque adjective: Reminiscent of the works of Steven Spielberg (born 1946), American filmmaker and producer.
Spielbergian adjective: Relating to, or characteristic of Steven Spielberg (born 1946), American filmmaker and producer.
spieler noun /ˈspiːlə/: A swindler, a gambler.
spielfreak noun /ˈʃpiːlˌfɹiːk/: A fan of German games.
Spielman proper noun: A surname from German, an anglicized or alternative form of Spielmann.
spier noun: One who spies; a spy.
Spiess proper noun: A surname from German.
Spiewak proper noun: A surname from Polish.
spife noun: A hybrid utensil combining a spoon and a knife.
spiff adjective, noun, verb /spɪf/: Neat, smartly dressed, attractive.
spiff up verb: To decorate or otherwise make more attractive.
spiffed adjective, verb: Intoxicated.
spiffily adverb: In a spiffy manner; done with style.
spiffiness noun: The state or condition of being spiffy.
spiffing adjective, verb /ˈspɪfɪŋ/: Very good, excellent.
spiffingly adverb: In a spiffing manner; wonderfully, marvellously.
spifflicate verb: Alternative spelling of spiflicate.
spifflication noun: Alternative spelling of spiflication.
spiffy adjective, noun /ˈspɪfi/: Dapper; fine or neat, especially in style of clothing or other appearance.
spiflicate verb: To confound, silence or dumbfound.
spiflication noun: The act of spiflicating, or the state of being spiflicated; annihilation.
SPIFS noun: Synonym of perfins.
spigarello noun: A cultivar of Brassica oleracea.
Spigelian adjective: Of or relating to Adriaan van den Spiegel, or Adrianus Spigelius (1578–1625), Flemish anatomist.
Spigelian lobe noun: The caudate lobe of the liver.
spiggoty noun: Synonym of spic (“Latino, Latin American; Italian”).
spight noun: Alternative form of speight.
spignel noun /ˈspɪɡnəl/: Meum athamanticum, an ornamental plant in the Apiaceae family found in mountain areas in Central and Western Europe, with roots and feathery leaves used as...
spignet noun: An aromatic plant of America; the spikenard (genus Aralia).
spigot noun, verb /ˈspɪ.ɡət/: A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask.
spigot algorithm noun: An algorithm for computing the value of a transcendental number, generating its digits sequentially with increasing precision.
spigotty noun: Alternative form of spiggoty.
spigurnel noun /spɪˈɡɜː(ɹ)nəl/: The sealer of writs in chancery.
spikage noun: Alternative form of spikeage.
spike noun, verb /spaɪk/: A sort of very large nail.
spike a temp verb: Synonym of spike a temperature.
spike a temperature verb: To undergo a sudden sharp rise in body temperature.
spike addition noun /spʌɪk əˈdɪʃ(ə)n/: A calibration technique for quantification that involves adding known amounts of a substance to an aliquot of an analyte.
spike attack noun: The detonation of multiple nuclear warheads at the same time, so as to multiply the destructive effect.
spike camp noun: A remote fire camp with limited facilities.
spike cap noun: Any of the genus Gomphidius of mushrooms.
spike fiddle noun: Any of a number of stringed instruments in which the handle passes diametrically through the resonator and which are played with a bow.
spike heath noun: A small shrub of southeastern Europe, Erica spiculifolia.
spike heel noun: A very tall, narrow heel on a shoe.
spike-in noun: A short RNA transcript, of known sequence, used to calibrate sequencing
spike lavender noun: A strongly aromatic species of lavender, Lavandula latifolia, native to the Mediterranean.
spike lute noun: Any of various musical instruments comprising a resonator and string bearer that are physically united, with strings parallel to the sound table and a...
spike moss noun: Any of various simple vascular plants, of the family Selaginellaceae, that resemble mosses and produce spores.
spike oil noun: oil of spike
spike plank noun: A platform before the mizzenmast of a vessel, used in Arctic voyages so that a sailor standing on it can see further ahead and pilot the ship out of the ice.
spike poison noun: The plant Gastrolobium glaucum.
spike-primrose noun: Any of certain plants in the genus Epilobium.
spike protein noun: A protein used to bind or connect membranes together, such as a transmembrane link between a virus and a cell.
Spike's disease noun: Synonym of canine epileptoid cramping syndrome.
spike someone's guns verb: To frustrate a person's efforts or designs; to undercut, to render helpless.
spike strip noun: A device consisting of a portable bed of nails used by police and armed forces to puncture car tires.
spike team noun: Three horses, or a horse and a yoke of two oxen, harnessed together, a horse leading the oxen or the span.
spike train noun: A binary waveform representation of neuronal activity, where an action potential is represented as a single 1 separated from others by a stream of zeros.
spike up verb: to cause to become spiky
spikeage noun: Something that spikes or is spiky.
spikebill noun: A hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus).
spiked adjective, verb: Containing alcohol or drugs, often without the knowledge of those who partake.
spiked woodrush noun: Luzula spicata, a flowering plant in the family Juncaceae.
spikedness noun: The quality of being spiked.
spikefish noun: Any of the family Triacanthodidae of ray-finned fishes related to the pufferfishes and triggerfishes.
spikegrass noun: Either of two tall perennial American grasses (Uniola paniculata and Uniola latifolia) with broad leaves and large flattened spikelets.
spikehorn noun: A deer whose antlers do not branch.
spikein noun: Alternative form of spike-in.
spikeless adjective: Without a spike or spikes.
spikelet noun: A small, or secondary spike, especially one of many in the inflorescence of a grass or sedge.
spikeleted adjective: Having spikelets.
spikeletted adjective: Alternative form of spikeleted.
spikelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a spike.
spikemoss noun: Alternative spelling of spike moss.
spikenail noun: A large nail or spike.
spikenard noun /ˈspaɪknɑː(ɹ)d/: A perfumed ointment, extracted from the plant Nardostachys jatamansi that belongs to the Valerian family and grows in the Himalayas.
spikenel noun /ˈspɪknəl/: Rare spelling of spignel.
Spikeophile noun: A fan of the character Spike from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
spikeproof adjective: Resistant to damage from spikes (such as those on certain kinds of shoe).
spiker noun: One who spikes.
spikerush noun: The aquatic sedge Eleocharis palustris.
spikery noun: Spiky ornamentation.
spikes noun, verb: A pair of athletic shoes equipped with spikes on the sole and heel for better traction.
spiketail noun /ˈspaɪkteɪl/: A pintail duck (Anas spp.).
spiketime noun: The time between successive spikes in a spike train
spiketrain noun: A series of related spikes (typically on a graph or an oscilloscope)
spikeweed noun: Any of several annual herbaceous plants native to California, belonging to the genus Centromadia (family Asteraceae), characterized by spiny involucral...
spikewise adjective, adverb: In the manner of a spike or spikes.
spikey adjective: Alternative spelling of spiky.
spikily adverb: In a spiky way.
spikiness noun: The state or condition of being spiky.
spiking adjective, noun, verb: spiky
spiking neural network noun: An artificial neural network that more closely mimics a natural neural networks.
spiknel noun /ˈspɪknəl/: Rare spelling of spignel.
spiky adjective /ˈspaɪki/: Of a plant: producing spikes (“ears (as of corn); inflorescences in which sessile flowers are arranged on unbranched elongated axes”).
spilacleoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
spilanthol noun: A fatty acid amide isolated from the plant Acmella oleracea, believed to be responsible for its local anesthetic properties.
spile noun, verb /spaɪl/: A splinter.
spilikin noun: A small peg used for playing a game or for keeping score, as in cribbage.
spiling noun, verb: A spile; a post or girder.
spilings noun: The dimensions of the twist or curvature of a plank, measured from the edge of a batten or rule-staff.
spilite noun: a very fine-grained igneous rock, resembling an altered basalt, containing feldspar together with chlorite, calcite, and epidote etc.
spilitic adjective: Of or relating to spilite.
spilitization noun: albitization of a basalt into spilite
spilitize verb: To convert into spilite
spilitized adjective, verb: Converted into spilite
Spilker proper noun: A surname.
spill noun, verb /spɪl/: To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour.
spill blood verb: To injure; to kill.
spill ink verb: To write, especially professionally.
spill juice verb /ˌspɪl ˈdʒuːs/: To bleed as a result of a gunshot wound or stab wound; spill blood.
spill kit noun: A compilation of absorbent materials, cleaners, and chemical neutralisers, used to contain accidental spills in an industrial setting.
spill one's guts verb: To confess, or to divulge secrets, typically speaking freely and at length after a change of motive or an incentive.
spill one's guts out verb: Alternative form of spill one's guts.
spill one's seed verb: To ejaculate.
spill out verb: to exit (outside) in large quantities
spill over verb: to enter into another zone by way of accident or overcrowding; to overflow
spill the beans verb /ˌspɪl ðə ˈbiːnz/: To reveal a secret; to disclose information.
spill the tea verb /ˌspɪl ðə ˈtiː/: To disclose information, especially of a sensitive nature.
spill vase noun: A small vase for containing splints, spills, and tapers for transferring fire.
spillable adjective: Capable of being spilled.
spillage noun /ˈspɪl.ɪd͡ʒ/: The process or action of spilling.
Spillane proper noun: A surname from Irish.
Spillanean adjective: Alternative form of Spillanian.
Spillanesque adjective: Reminiscent of the works of Mickey Spillane (1918–2006), American author of hard-boiled crime fiction.
Spillanian adjective: Of or relating to Mickey Spillane (1918–2006), American author of hard-boiled crime fiction.
spillback noun: The blockage of an intersection by traffic as a result of the traffic lights changing and preventing progress.
spiller noun: One who spills.
spillet noun: A long fishing line with multiple hooks; a trawl or trotline.
Spillett proper noun: A surname
spilliard noun: Alternative form of spillet.
spilliken noun: Alternative form of spilikin.
spillikin noun /ˈspɪlɪkɪn/: One of the straws (or small pieces of wood, ivory, etc.) used in the game of jackstraws or spillikins.
spillikins noun: A game in which players attempt to remove flat, carved sticks of ivory or wood (the individual spillikins of meaning 1) from a scattered pile without...
spillin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of spilling.
spilling noun, verb: The act of dropping or spreading out of a fluid or particles.
spillingly adverb: So as to spill.
spillionaire noun: A person who acquires a substantial amount of money by being paid to participate in the cleanup of an oil spill.
Spillman proper noun: A surname.
spillover noun /ˈspɪlˌəʊ̯.və/: That which overflows; the excess or side effect.
spillover effect noun: The phenomenon in which an economic event in one context occurs because of something else in a seemingly unrelated context.
spillproof adjective: Resistant to being spilled.
spillway noun: A path designed to take away overflow safely.
spilly adjective: Prone to spilling.
Spilman proper noun: A surname.
spiloma noun: birthmark
spilomeline noun: Any moth of the crambid subfamily Spilomelinae
spilosite noun: A greenish schistose rock spotted with chlorite.
spilositic adjective: Relating to the mineral spilosite.
Spilsbury proper noun: A surname.
Spilsby proper noun: A market town and civil parish with a town council in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF4066).
spilt adjective, verb /spɪlt/: That has been spilled.
spilt milk noun: Something that cannot be undone.
spilter noun: Any of the small branches on a stag's head.
spilth noun /spɪlθ/: Spillage; spilled material.
spilus noun: naevus
spim noun /spɪm/: Unsolicited messages sent to cellular phones.
spime noun /spaɪm/: An object that could be remotely tracked through space and time.
spimmer noun: One who sends spim (unsolicited instant messages).
spimming noun: The sending of spim.
spin noun, verb /spɪn/: To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.
spin a tale verb: Synonym of spin a yarn.
spin a yarn verb: To tell or create a story, especially one which is lengthy or far-fetched.
spin bath noun: The low-temperature environment that is dominated by nuclear and paramagnetic spin
spin bike noun: Synonym of exercise bicycle.
spin bowler noun: A bowler who bowls the ball (in cricket) relatively slowly, with spin on it, such that the ball moves in an irregular manner after it bounces; as opposed to...
spin button noun: Synonym of spinner (arrowed control for changing a numeric value)
spin class noun: An exercise class using stationary bicycles
spin control noun: Synonym of spin machine.
spin-density wave noun: The low-energy, ground state of a metal in which densities of the electron spins and charges follow a regular spatial distribution
spin doctor noun, verb: A person employed to gloss over a poor public image (or present it in a better light) in business and politics, especially after unfavourable results; a...
spin doctored adjective, verb: Manipulated to appear in a more favorable light.
spin doctoring noun, verb: The act or practice of a spin doctor.
spin down verb: To reduce its speed of rotation.
spin-dried adjective, verb: That has been dried in a spin dryer.
spin drier noun: Alternative form of spin dryer.
spin drift noun: Alternative form of spindrift.
spin-dry verb: To dry in a spin dryer.
spin dryer noun: A machine in which wet clothes are spun in a cylinder full of holes to remove water from them, taking advantage of centrifugal force.
spin echo noun: The refocusing of spin magnetisation by a pulse of resonant electromagnetic radiation.
spin foam noun: A topological structure made out of two-dimensional faces that represents one of the configurations that must be summed to obtain a Feynman's path integral...
spin glass noun: Any material in which the atomic spins are oriented at disordered but fixed directions
spin Hall effect noun: The appearance of spin accumulation on the lateral surfaces of an electric current-carrying sample, the signs of the spin directions being opposite on the...
spin ice noun: Any crystalline material in which the behavior of the magnetic moments is analogous to the behavior of the protons in water ice.
spin in one's grave verb: Synonym of turn in one's grave.
spin label noun: An organic compound, containing an unpaired electron spin, that can be bonded to a molecule under investigation so as to be analysed using electron spin...
spin-lattice relaxation time noun: Synonym of T1 relaxation time.
spin machine noun: A group or organization of individuals collaborating in order to present the news or information in a favorable or desired light.
spin magnetic moment noun: The part of the magnetic moment of an object that originates from its spin, rather than its movement, in which the magnetic field is generated when an...
spin merchant noun: Synonym of spin doctor.
spin network noun: A kind of mathematical diagram representing quantum states and interactions between particles and fields.
spin-o-rama noun: Alternative form of spinorama.
spin off noun, verb /ˈspɪn.ɔf/: An offshoot.
spin one's wheels verb: To make no progress despite making an effort; to get nowhere.
spin out verb: To prolong; to make longer (in time or extent).
spin plates verb: To engage in plate spinning.
spin polarization noun: the intrinsic alignment of the angular momentum of a system
spin-polarized adjective: Exhibiting spin polarization
spin quantum number noun: A quantum number that specifies the spin of a particle; for an electron, it may only take the values ±1/2
spin room noun: An area where debate participants speak with their representatives, and/or other interested parties attempt to "spin" or influence the perception of a...
spin round verb: to rotate; to revolve
spin someone's wheels noun: To excite someone; to stir someone's emotions.
spin-spin energy noun: The energy due to the interaction of two spinning systems; the dot product of their spin angular momenta
spin-spin relaxation time noun: Synonym of T2 relaxation time.
spin the bottle noun: A party game in which the players sit in a circle and spin a bottle in the middle, having to kiss (or perform some other dare with) the person at whom the...
spin the trencher noun: An old parlour game in which one player twirls a trencher and calls the name of another player, who must grab it before it drops, taking over from the...
spin-top noun: Synonym of spinning top.
spin trap noun: Any compound used in spin trapping
spin trapping noun: The detection of free radicals by means of electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy
spin up noun, verb: To reach a sufficient spinning speed for reads and writes to take place.
spin wave noun: A wave, propagated through a crystal lattice as a result of changes in the spin angular momentum of electrons in the lattice.
spina noun /ˈspaɪ.nə/: A spine; the backbone.
spina bifida noun /ˈspaɪnə ˈbɪfɪdə/: A birth defect resulting in a cleft in the spinal column through which the spinal membranes and spinal cord may protrude. It is characterised by...
SPINA-DI noun: The loop gain of insulin-glucose homeostasis, calculated from the product of secretory capacity of pancreatic beta cells (SPINA-GBeta) times insulin...
SPINA-GBeta noun: The maximum amount of insulin that beta cells can produce per time-unit, a calculated biomarker for pancreatic beta cell function (if calculated with the...
SPINA-GD noun: The sum activity of peripheral deiodinases, if calculated with a structure parameter inference approach.
SPINA-GR noun: The insulin receptor gain, a calculated biomarker for insulin sensitivity (if calculated with the structure parameter inference approach).
SPINA-GT noun: The secretory capacity of the thyroid (if calculated with the structure parameter inference approach).
spinacene noun: Synonym of squalene.
spinaceous adjective: Of, relating to, or resembling spinach, or plants in family Amaranthaceae (syn. Spinaciaceae).
spinacetin noun: A methylated flavonol present in spinach
spinach noun /ˈspɪnɪt͡ʃ/: A particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea, or its leaves.
spinach dip noun: A common restaurant appetizer made from spinach and another ingredient such as mayonnaise, cream cheese, or sour cream, and usually served with tortilla chips.
spinach mustard noun: Tatsoi (Brassica rapa subsp. narinosa or Brassica rapa var. rosularis)
spinachless adjective: Without spinach.
spinachlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of spinach.
spinachy adjective: Resembling or characteristic of spinach.
spinal adjective, noun /spaɪ.nəl/: Of or relating to the spine.
spinal artery noun: Any of three arteries that supply the spinal cord and its membranes and adjacent structures.
spinal board noun: Synonym of spine board.
spinal butterfly ray noun: A species of ray found in shallow waters in the Atlantic, taxonomic name Gymnura altavela
spinal canal noun: The canal which runs down through the vertebrae and contains the spinal cord and spinal meninges.
spinal column noun: The vertebral column.
spinal cord noun /ˈspaɪ.nəl ˈkɔɹd/: A thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue which is a major part of the vertebrate central nervous system. It extends from the brain stem down through the spine,...
spinal disc herniation noun: A medical condition affecting the spine, in which a tear in the outer, fibrous ring of an intervertebral disc allows the soft, central portion to bulge out...
spinal fluid noun: cerebrospinal fluid
spinal ganglion noun: A ganglion in the dorsal root of a spinal nerve.
spinal marrow noun: The spinal cord.
spinal muscular atrophies noun: a genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by the degeneration of lower motor neurons and atrophy of muscle groups
spinal muscular atrophy noun: A neuromuscular disorder that results in the loss of motor neurons and progressive muscle wasting.
spinal nerve noun: Any of the 31 paired nerves that originate from the spinal cord.
spinal tap noun: Lumbar puncture (LP).
Spinal Tap-ian adjective: Of, pertaining to, or resembling the fictitious rock band Spinal Tap, especially with respect to its excessive behavior, its very high turnover of members,...
Spinal Tapian adjective: Alternative form of Spinal Tap-ian.
spinalise verb: Alternative form of spinalize.
spinalization noun: surgical severing of the spinal chord
spinalize verb: To surgically separate the spinal cord of (an animal) from the brain.
spinally adverb: In a spinal manner.
SpinalTap-ian adjective: Alternative form of Spinal Tap-ian.
spinaltapian adjective: Alternative form of Spinal Tap-ian.
spinar noun: A rapidly-rotating supermassive star, once hypothesized as the identity of quasars
spinarama noun: Alternative form of spinorama.
spinasterol noun: A phytosterol found in a variety of plant sources including spinach.
spinate adjective /ˈspaɪneɪt/: Bearing a spine; spiniform.
spinathon noun: A long period of spinning.
spination noun: The distribution of spines on an organism.
spinback noun: A disc jockey's technique of suddenly playing a section of a record in reverse.
spinbox noun: Synonym of spinner (“interface element with arrowed buttons to select a value”).
spincaloritronic adjective: Relating to spincaloritronics.
spincaloritronics noun: The interaction of electron spins with heat currents within magnetic materials.
spincast noun, verb: A kind of fishing reel that is thrown from a fixed spool but eliminates the large wire bail and line roller of the spinning reel in favour of one or two...
spincoat verb: To apply a thin film of material to a flat substrate that is slowly spinning
spindalis noun: Any of various passerine species of birds of the genus Spindalis, of Caribbean distribution.
spindel noun: Certain species of the species of the genus Euonymus, originally used for making the spindles used for spinning wool.
spindeloid adjective: Having the form of a spindle
spindizzy noun: An engine-powered miniature racing car running on a circular track, tethered by cables to a central pole, popular in the 1940s.
spindle noun, verb /ˈspɪndəl/: A rod used for spinning and then winding fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or...
spindle cell noun: A cell in a tumour of mesenchymal origin.
spindle diagram noun: A diagram showing diversity of taxa through time by the thickness of lines, often as part of a cladogram.
spindle-legged adjective: Having spindly legs.
spindle neuron noun: One of a class of neurons with a spindle-shaped soma, a single apical axon, and a single dendrite.
spindle poison noun: A poison that disrupts cell division by affecting the protein threads that connect the centromere regions of chromosomes, known as spindles.
spindle-shaped adjective: Tapering at each end.
spindle toxin noun: Synonym of spindle poison.
spindle tree noun: Any of certain trees or any species belonging to the Euonymus genus, a group of flowering plants in the staff vine family.
spindleful noun: Enough to fill a spindle.
spindlehorn noun: Synonym of saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis)
spindlelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a spindle.
spindlemaker noun: A manufacturer of spindles.
spindlemaking noun: The manufacture of spindles.

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.