English words: sportsmedicine to spraydeck

300 English words, part 158 of 245 of the words starting with S, A to Z. 23 have a page of their own.

English words sportsmedicine to spraydeck

sportsmedicine noun: Alternative form of sports medicine.
sportsome adjective: Characterised by sportiness or sportsmanship
sportspeak noun: The style of language associated with sports reporting or coaching.
sportsperson noun /spɔɹtspɝsən/: Someone who plays sport, regardless of gender.
sportspersonship noun: Sportsmanship.
sportsplex noun: A complex offering sporting facilities.
sportster noun: A sporty automobile or motorcycle.
sportswash noun, verb: To use sporting events to improve a polity's reputation, especially to distract from human rights abuses.
sportswashing noun, verb: The use of sporting events to improve an organization or polity's reputation, especially to distract from human rights abuses.
sportswatching noun: The act of watching sports on television.
sportswear noun: Casual clothing that is comfortable to wear when exercising or partaking in sport; activewear.
sportswise adverb: In terms of sport.
sportswoman noun: A woman who engages in sports; a female athlete.
sportswomanlike adjective: sportsmanlike
sportswomanship noun: sportsmanship
sportswriter noun: Alternative form of sports writer (journalist who specializes in sports).
sportswriting noun: Writing about sports.
sportsy adjective: Relating to or characteristic of sports.
sportula noun /ˈspɔː(ɹ)tjʊlə/: A gift or prize, especially ones given by rich Romans.
sportulary adjective: Subsisting on alms or charitable contributions.
sportule noun /ˈspɔː(ɹ)tjuːl/: A charitable gift or contribution; alms; a sportula.
sportwear noun: Synonym of sportswear.
sportweight noun: A weight of yarn, somewhat lighter than worsted.
sporty adjective /ˈspɔɹti/: Fond of sports.
sporty luxe noun: Synonym of sportsluxe.
sporula noun: Alternative form of sporule.
sporular adjective: Of or relating to sporules.
sporulate adjective, verb: To produce spores.
sporulating adjective, verb: Producing spores
sporulation noun: The process of a bacterium becoming a spore.
sporulative adjective: Relating to sporulation
sporulator noun: An organism that produces spores
sporule noun: A small spore
sporuliferous adjective: Producing sporules.
sporuloid adjective: Resembling a sporule.
Sposato proper noun: A surname.
spose verb /spəʊ̯z/: Pronunciation spelling of suppose.
sposedta contraction: Contraction of supposed to.
sposh noun: Soft wet ground; mud or slush.
sposhy adjective /ˈspɒʃi/: Soft and wet; marshy; muddy.
sposie noun: A disposable diaper.
'sposin' noun: Pronunciation spelling of supposing.
Sposito proper noun: A surname from Italian.
spositron noun: The supersymmetric partner of a positron.
sposta contraction: Alternative form of supposta.
spot adjective, noun, verb /spɒt/: A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
spot-backed antshrike noun: a passerine bird of the antbird family, Hypoedaleus guttatus.
spot-barred adjective: In which the spot stroke is forbidden to be played more than twice consecutively.
spot beam noun: A satellite signal that is specially concentrated in power (i.e. sent by a high-gain antenna) so that it will cover only a limited geographic area on Earth.
spot-billed pelican noun: Pelecanus philippensis (grey pelican)
spot-breasted lapwing noun: Vanellus melanocephalus, a species of bird native to Ethiopia.
spot card noun: A playing card which is not a picture card; a card of low value.
spot cash noun: Money that is paid immediately as cash.
spot check noun, verb: A cursory inspection or examination, especially of a sample of something.
spot clean verb: To clean only those parts that are soiled, rather than cleaning the entire thing, area, etc.
spot color noun: In offset printing, any color generated by an ink, pure or mixed, that is printed using a single run.
spot colour noun: Alternative form of spot color.
spot croaker noun: Synonym of spot (“the fish Leiostomus xanthurus”).
spot date noun: The normal settlement day when the transaction is carried out as soon as practical, i.e. "on the spot".
spot effect noun: A sound effect representing a single discrete event, such as breaking glass, as opposed to ongoing background sounds.
spot fire noun: A small fire started by a burning fragment of a wildfire, that causes the wildfire to spread downwind
spot hire noun: Short-term hire of vehicles or equipment, rather than long-term lease.
spot kick noun: A penalty kick.
spot-legged poison frog noun: Ameerega picta, a species of poison dart frog.
spot lens noun: A condensing lens in which the light is confined to an annular pencil by means of a small, round diaphragm (the "spot"), and used in darkfield illumination.
spot market noun: A market in which commodities are bought and sold for immediate delivery, with delivery usually taking place in the same or next business day.
spot of bother noun /ˈspɒt əv ˈbɒðə(ɹ)/: A slight problem; a small predicament.
spot on adjective: Exact; correct; accurate; absolutely right.
spot prawn noun: Pandalus platyceros, a shrimp found in the northern Pacific Ocean.
spot price noun: The price at which an asset for immediate delivery is selling at a given time and place.
spot prize noun: a small prize given informally during an event such as a dinner dance.
spot-red noun: The spotted redshank.
spot reduction noun: The hypothetical reduction of fat from a specific region of the body.
spot remover noun: A concentrated cleaning fluid designed to remove localized areas of staining or remove localized spots on cloth or fabric.
spot report noun: A report on enemy activity filed immediately after observation.
spot stroke noun: The pocketing of the red ball in a top corner pocket from off its own spot so as to leave the cue ball in position for an easy winning hazard in either top...
spot-tailed adjective: Of birds and mammals, having distinct or remarkable marks or spots on the tail.
spot test noun: The addition of a single drop of a reagent to a small sample as a qualitative analytical test for the presence of a specific compound or class of compounds.
spot the ball noun: A traditional newspaper promotion in which readers are challenged to guess the position of a ball which has been removed from a photograph of a ball sport.
spot the difference noun: A type of puzzle in which the object is to find a certain number of minor differences between two pictures, usually printed side by side, that are otherwise...
spot-throat noun: A bird of species Modulatrix stictigula, found in Africa.
spot trade noun: A method of purchasing and selling assets at the current market rate, i.e., the spot price, with the intention of taking delivery of the underlying asset...
spot UV noun: A printing technique in which a clear, shiny coating (ultraviolet varnish) is applied to areas of a printed material.
spot weld noun, verb: A weld made by spot welding
spot welding noun, verb: The resistance-welding of overlapping pieces of metal by applying pressure and an electric current at small points
spot-winged antshrike noun: a passerine bird of the antbird family (Pygiptila stellaris, syn Thamnophilus stellaris).
spotbeam noun: Alternative form of spot beam.
spotclean verb: Alternative form of spot-clean.
spotface noun, verb: a shallow machined face, especially a shallow circular or cylindrical recess, machined on (for example) a cast part to offer a flat face against which to...
spotfin noun: Any of various fish with spotted fins.
spotfin croaker noun: A marine ray-finned fish of species Roncador stearnsii (family Sciaenidae).
spotflower noun: Any flower of the genus Acmella.
spotkick noun: Alternative form of spot kick.
Spotland proper noun /ˈspɒtlænd/: A township in in Rochdale borough, Greater Manchester, England.
spotless adjective /spɑtlɪs/: Exceptionally clean.
spotless crake noun: An unspotted crake, of species Zapornia tabuensis, of Southeast Asia, Australasia, and various Pacific islands, formerly Porzana tabuensis.
spotless grass yellow noun: A species of pierid butterfly, Eurema laeta, inhabiting Asia and Australia.
spotless starling noun: Sturnus unicolor, a passerine bird in the starling family Sturnidae.
spotlessly adverb: In a spotless manner.
spotlessness noun: The property of being spotless.
spotlight noun, verb /ˈspɒtˌlaɪt/: A bright, directional light or lamp, especially one used to illuminate the focus or center of attention on a stage.
spotlight effect noun: The phenomenon by which people tend to believe they are being noticed more than they really are.
spotlighter noun: Synonym of jacklighter (“a hunter who jacklights”).
spotlighty adjective: Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of spotlights.
spotlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a spot.
Spoto proper noun: A surname from Italian.
spotproof adjective: Resistant to spotting.
SPOTREP noun: Abbreviation of spot report.
spotshank noun: The spotted redshank.
spotsman noun: A smuggler responsible for selecting a suitable place on shore to land the smuggled goods.
Spotswood proper noun: A surname.
Spotsylvania proper noun /ˌspɒt.sɪlˈveɪ.ni.ə/: a battle in the American Civil War; see Battle of Spotsylvania Court House.
spottable adjective: Capable of being spotted (seen or noticed).
spottail bass noun: The red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, a marine fish with a dark spot near the tail.
spottail minnow noun: Synonym of spawn eater.
spottail shiner noun: Synonym of spawn eater.
spotted adjective, verb [ˈspɒtɪ̈d]: Discoloured by spots; stained.
spotted bean noun: Synonym of prairie bean
spotted bee balm noun: Monarda punctata, found in Quebec, Ontario, eastern and south-central United States, California, and northeastern Mexico.
spotted beebalm noun: Alternative form of spotted bee balm.
spotted bowerbird noun: A bowerbird widely distributed across inland Queensland and New South Wales, Chlamydera maculata
spotted chirping frog noun: A small frog, of species Eleutherodactylus guttilatus.
spotted crake noun: A water bird of species Porzana porzana, breeding in the marshes and sedge beds across temperate Europe into western Asia, wintering in eastern Africa and...
spotted cranesbill noun: The wild geranium (Geranium maculatum)
spotted creeper noun: Any passerine bird of the genus Salpornis.
spotted cucumber beetle noun: A kind of beetle, Diabrotica undecimpunctata, a major agricultural pest insect of North America damaging leaves of many crops, including cucumbers,...
spotted cuscus noun: Spilocuscus maculatus
spotted deer noun: The chital.
spotted dick noun: A steamed suet pudding containing dried fruit, usually currants; traditional in England.
spotted dog noun: A steamed pudding with embedded currants or raisins
spotted dolphin noun: Any of two species of dolphins of the genus Stenella.
spotted dragonet noun: A fish of the species Callionymus maculatus.
spotted eagle noun: Any of the genus Clanga of eagles.
spotted eagle-owl noun: An eagle-owl of species Bubo africanus, one of the smallest eagle-owls, found in Africa.
spotted eagle ray noun: A large ray, Aetobatus narinari, that inhabits benthic waters of the Atlantic and Pacific.
spotted fever noun: any of various diseases causing fever and spots on the skin
spotted flycatcher noun: A small passerine bird found in Europe, Asia, and Africa, Muscicapa striata.
spotted giant flying squirrel noun: A large flying squirrel, of species Petaurista elegans, native to China.
spotted greenshank noun: Synonym of Nordmann's greenshank.
spotted gum noun: A tall species of gum tree with smooth spotted bark, Corymbia maculata, of eastern Australia.
spotted hyena noun: Any member of the species Crocuta crocuta, the largest extant hyena species.
spotted lanternfly noun: A planthopper of species Lycorma delicatula, indigenous to parts of Southern China, Taiwan, and Vietnam, that has spread invasively to Japan, South Korea,...
spotted marginella noun: Any of species Persicula persicula of small sea snails.
spotted Mary noun: lungwort, pulmonaria.
Spotted Mist noun: Synonym of Australian Mist (“a cat breed”).
spotted nothura noun: A tinamou, Nothura maculosa.
spotted nutcracker noun: Nucifraga caryocatactes, a passerine bird slightly larger than the Eurasian jay.
spotted oak noun: Quercus buckleyi.
spotted orchid noun: Any of various orchids with spots on their leaves, especially of the genus Dactylorhiza.
spotted orchis noun: Alternative form of spotted orchid.
spotted owl noun: A North American owl of the species Strix occidentalis.
spotted owlet noun: A small Asian owl of the species Athene brama.
spotted pardalote noun: Pardalotus punctatus, a very small Australian bird.
spotted ponthieva noun: Ponthieva maculata, a species of Central American orchid.
spotted rainbowfish noun: A rainbowfish of species Glossolepis maculosus.
spotted redshank noun: Tringa erythropus, a species of wader.
spotted salamander noun: A species of mole salamander, Ambystoma maculatum, endemic to the eastern US and Canada.
spotted sand lizard noun: A desert-dwelling lizard endemic to Africa, of species Meroles suborbitalis.
spotted sandpiper noun: Actitis macularius, a small wading bird.
spotted seahorse noun: A seahorse of species Hippocampus kuda.
spotted seal noun: A kind of true seal, Phoca largha, inhabiting ice floes and waters of the north Pacific Ocean and adjacent seas.
spotted skunk noun: Any animal of the genus Spilogale, native to North and Central America.
spotted spurge noun: A prostrate, annual spurge, native to North America and an invasive species throughout the rest of the world, of species Euphorbia maculata.
spotted-tailed quoll noun: Synonym of tiger quoll (Dasyurus maculatus)
spotted touch-me-not noun: A plant of the species Impatiens capensis, native to North America, naturalized elsewhere.
spotted toughshank noun: Rhodocollybia maculata.
spotted triggerfish noun: A species of triggerfish, Balistes punctatus
spotted turbot noun: Pleuronichthys ritteri, a species of flatfish found off the coast of the Californias.
spotted weather loach noun: Synonym of spined loach
spotted weever noun: The fish Trachinus araneus
spotted whistling duck noun: A species of whistling duck, Dendrocygna guttata (family Anatidae), of the Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea, and northern Australia.
spotted wobbegong noun: A large wobbegong of the species Orectolobus maculatus, endemic to Australia, typically growing 150–180 cm (59–71 in) long and recognized by its green,...
spotted wolffish noun: A North Atlantic species of wolffish, Anarhichas minor.
spotted woodpecker noun: Any of several species of woodpecker with spots, of diverse tribes within subfamily Picinae.
spottedback coralblenny noun: The fish Ecsenius paroculus.
spottedly adverb: In spots, or occasional places; here and there.
spottedness noun: The state or condition of being spotted.
spottee noun: One who receives a spot.
spotter noun /ˈspɒt.ə/: A person who observes something.
spotter plane noun: An aircraft used for surveillance.
spottie noun: A spotlight, especially when used for hunting at night.
spottily adverb: In a spotty manner.
spottin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of spotting.
spottiness noun: The state or quality of being spotty.
spotting noun, verb: A spotted pattern.
spotting scope noun: A compact high-power monocular telescope optimized for detailed observation of distant objects such as wildlife or the strike of a bullet on a target.
spottish adjective: Characterised by spots or spotlike markings; spotted; speckled.
spottle noun, verb: A funnel-shaped container, usually made from a glass or plastic bottle with the bottom removed, that is used to inhale marijuana smoke or to cool the smoke...
spotto noun: a car game in which players try and spot yellow cars, especially popular among Australian children
spotty adjective, noun: Having spots; spotted.
spotwise adverb: One spot at a time.
spouge noun /spuːd͡ʒ/: A genre of music that originated in Barbados, a fusion of ska and calypso.
spounavirus noun: Any virus of the subfamily Spounavirinae.
spousage noun: espousal
spousal adjective, noun /ˈspaʊzəl/: of or relating to marriage
spousal support noun: Alimony.
spousally adverb: As, or in terms of, a spouse.
spouse noun, verb /spaʊ̯s/: A person in a marriage or marital relationship.
spousebreach noun: Adultery
spousedom noun: The state or quality of being a spouse.
spousehood noun: The condition or state of being married; wedlock, marriage.
spouseless adjective: Without a spouse; unmarried.
spouselessness noun: Lack of a spouse.
spousely adjective: Befitting a spouse.
spousess noun: A wife or bride.
spouseware noun: Synonym of creepware.
spousification noun: Treatment of one's child in a way considered more proper to a spousal relationship.
spousy noun /ˈspaʊ̯zi/: Spouse.
spout noun, verb /spaʊt/: A tube or lip through which liquid or steam is poured or discharged.
spout off verb: To speak in a particularly boastful or arrogant manner.
spout out verb: To eject liquid
spouted adjective, verb: Having a spout.
spouter noun: Anything that spouts.
spoutfish noun: Any of a number of marine animals that spout water; especially certain bivalve mollusks that squirt out water when retiring into their holes, for example,...
spouthole noun: The hole from which a whale spouts.
spoutin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of spouting.
spoutiness noun: The quality of being spouty.
spouting adjective, noun: That is propelled in a narrow stream or jet.
spoutless adjective: Having no spout.
spoutlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a spout.
spouty adjective /ˈspaʊti/: spongy; soggy; waterlogged
spow verb /spaʊ/: An imaginary action resembling the headcarrying of a teapot, used in the Wug Test to investigate the acquisition of the past participle form in...
spox noun /ˈspɒks/: Abbreviation of spokesperson (primarily used in headlines).
spozed adjective: Alternative spelling of supposed.
SPP noun: Initialism of statutory paternity pay - payments made by an employer to a father who is absent from work after the birth of a child.
SPPS noun: Initialism of solid-phase peptide synthesis.
SPR noun: Initialism of surface plasmon resonance.
sprachbund noun /ˈspɹɑːkbʊnd/: A group of languages sharing a number of areal features (similar grammar, vocabulary, etc.) which are primarily due to language contact rather than cognation.
sprachgefuhl noun: The instinctive or intuitive grasp of the natural idiom of a language.
Sprachraum noun: Language area, language zone; geographical region where a language is spoken
sprack adjective /ˈspɹæk/: lively, full of energy
sprackle verb: Alternative form of sprauchle.
sprackness noun: The quality of being sprack, lively, full of energy.
spraddle noun, verb /ˈspɹædl̩/: To spread apart (the legs).
spraddle-legged adjective: Alternative form of spraddlelegged.
spraddlelegged adjective: that has spraddled legs
Spradley proper noun: A surname.
Spradlin proper noun: A surname.
Spradling proper noun: A surname.
spraff noun, verb: To speak excessively or pointlessly.
sprag adjective, noun, verb /ˈspɹæɡ/: Alternative form of sprack.
Spragg proper noun: A surname.
spragger noun: A mineworker whose job is to control (i.e., to slow, check, stop, or prevent) the movement of wagons or mine cars by applying sprags to prop them or to...
Sprague proper noun: A surname.
Sprague Dawley noun: A kind of outbred albino rat used in medical and nutritional research.
Sprague's pipit noun: Anthus spragueii, a small American songbird.
spraickle verb: Alternative form of sprauchle.
spraid adjective: Alternative form of sprayed (“chapped with cold”).
sprain noun, verb /spɹeɪn/: To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation
spraint noun /spɹeɪnt/: A piece of otter dung.
Spranger proper noun: A surname.
sprangle verb: To sprawl or straggle.
sprangletop noun: A grass of the genus Leptochloa, or some crabgrasses (Digitaria).
sprankle noun, verb: A contrasting part that makes something more interesting and attractive.
sprat noun, verb /spɹæt/: Any of various small, herring-like, marine fish in the genus Sprattus, in the family Clupeidae.
Spratley proper noun: A surname.
spratlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a sprat.
Spratling proper noun: A surname from Middle English.
Spratlys proper noun: The Spratly Islands
spratmo noun: News, gossip.
Spratt proper noun: A surname.
spratter noun: One who fishes for sprats.
spratting noun, verb: Fishing for sprats.
sprattle verb: To scramble.
sprauchle noun, verb: To move in a clumsy manner; to stumble or sprawl; to clamber up with difficulty.
sprauncy adjective: smart and showy
sprawl noun, verb /spɹɔːl/: To sit with the limbs spread out.
sprawlbuster noun: An opponent of suburban sprawl.
sprawler noun: Someone or something which sprawls; agent noun of sprawl
sprawlin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of sprawling.
sprawliness noun: The quality of being sprawly.
sprawling adjective, noun, verb: That sprawls; that spreads in a disorderly fashion.
sprawling bluebell noun: Synonym of Australian bluebell.
sprawlingly adverb: In a sprawling manner; widely and haphazardly.
sprawlingness noun: The quality of being sprawling.
sprawly adjective /ˈspɹɔː.li/: sprawling.
spray noun, verb /spɹeɪ/: A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid.
spray and pray verb: To dispense anything (such as bullets or advertising) in an uncoordinated manner, hoping to reach the desired target through luck.
spray bar noun: Alternative form of spraybar.
spray bomb noun: Synonym of bug bomb.
spray bottle noun: An unpressurized canister equipped with a sprayer that is operated by pressing a handle; used e.g. for detergents.
spray bow noun: A rainbow formed from water spray, especially that which emanates from a waterfall.
spray can noun: A pressurized canister that ejects its contents from a nozzle when a button is pressed; used for paint, cosmetics, lubricants, insecticide etc.
spray cheese noun: Synonym of canned cheese.
spray condenser noun: An injection condenser in which the steam is condensed by a spray of water which mingles with it.
spray drain noun: A drain made by laying under earth the sprays or small branches of trees, which keep passages open.
spray foam noun: A chemical product created by two materials, isocyanate and polyol resin, which react when mixed with each other and expand up to 30-60 times its liquid...
spray gun noun: paint sprayer, powered by compressed air or other gas, larger than an airbrush.
spray-on adjective, noun: Any substance that is applied to a surface by spraying.
spray paint noun, verb: paint applied in the form of a spray, especially from an aerosol can.
spray tan noun, verb: A tan produced on the skin for cosmetic purposes by applying a chemical mixture (often dihydroxyacetone).
spray tanning noun, verb: The process of applying a spray tan on someone's skin.
sprayability noun: The condition of being sprayable.
sprayable adjective, noun: That can be sprayed.
sprayball noun: A ball-shaped spray head.
spraybar noun /ˈspreɪ ˌbɑː(ɹ)/: A device consisting of a bar or pipe with multiple openings or nozzles, designed to distribute a fluid, such as water, insecticide, or fuel, over a specific...
Sprayberry proper noun: A surname.
sprayboard noun: A dashboard.
spraybow noun: Alternative form of spray bow.
spraydeck noun: A cover, for a kayak or canoe, that prevents water entering during rough weather.

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.