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Look up: spit

  1. Spit
    (1) A long narrow accumulation of sand or shingle, lying generally in line with the COAST, with one end attached to the land the other projecting into the sea or across the mouth of an ESTUARY. See also ness. (2) (SMP) An accretion shoreform which extends seaward from and parallel to the SHORELINE. See Figure 5.
    Found on http://www.csc.noaa.gov/text/glossary.ht

  2. spit
    [n] - a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea 2. [n] - a skewer for holding meat over a fire 3. [n] - the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) 4. [v] - utter with anger or contempt 5. [v] - expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Spit
    Rotating rod on which meat, poultry or game is cooked either in the oven or over a fire.
    Found on http://www.greatbritishkitchen.co.uk/gl_

  4. Spit
    The depth of a spade`s blade
    Found on http://www.unwinsdirect.co.uk/?PAGEID=42

  5. SPIT
    Language for IBM 650. (See IT).
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  6. Spit
    Spit: 1. As a noun: Popular term for sputum. 2. As a verb: To eject sputum; to expectorate.See: Sputum.
    Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.

  7. Spit
    Spit noun [ Middle English spite , Anglo-Saxon spitu ; akin to Dutch spit , German spiess , Old High German spiz , Danish spid . Swedish spett , and to German spitz pointed. √170.] 1. A long, slender, pointed rod, usually of iron, for holding meat while roasting. 2. A small point of land running into the sea, or a lon ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/167

  8. Spit
    Spit transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Spitted ; present participle & verbal noun Spitting .] [ From Spit , noun ; confer Speet .] 1. To thrust a spit through; to fix upon a spit; hence, to thrust through or impale; as, to spit a loin of veal. 'Infants spitted u ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/167

  9. Spit
    Spit intransitive verb To attend to a spit; to use a spit. [ Obsolete] « She's spitting in the kitchen.» Old Play.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/167

  10. Spit
    Spit transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Spit ( Spat , archaic); present participle & verbal noun Spitting .] [ Anglo-Saxon spittan ; akin to German spützen , Danish spytte , Swedish spotta ,Icel. sp...ta , and probably English spew . The past tense spat is due to An ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/167

  11. Spit
    Spit noun The secretion formed by the glands of the mouth; spitle; saliva; sputum.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/167

  12. Spit
    Spit intransitive verb 1. To throw out saliva from the mouth. 2. To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles. « It had been spitting with rain.» Dickens. To spit on or upon , to insult grossly; to treat with contempt. ' Spitting upon all antiquity.' South.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/167

  13. spit
    spitting noun the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  14. spit
    noun a skewer for holding meat over a fire
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  15. spit
    tongue noun a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  16. Spit
    `Spit` may refer to: *Spitting, the act of forcibly expelling from the mouth ** Spit, another word for saliva *Spit (landform), a section of land that extends into a body of water *Spit (VoIP spam), an unsolicited telephone call made using IP telephony *Spit (card game) *Spit (cooking aide), a rotating device used for cooking by roasting over an open fire *Spit roast (sex), a sexual position *S.P.I.T. (film), Squeegee Punks in Traffic *Spit, ano...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spit

  17. Spit
    • (v. i.) To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles. • (v. i.) To attend to a spit; to use a spit. • (n.) To thrust a spit through; to fix upon a spit; hence, to thrust through or impale; as, to spit a loin of veal. • (n.) To spade; to dig. • (n.) A small point of land running into the sea, or a long, narrow shoal extendi...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  18. spit
    in geology, narrow coastal land formation that is tied to the coast at one end. Spits frequently form where the coast abruptly changes direction and ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/142

  19. spit
    saliva; spit, spittle 1. The clear, watery, liquid-mixture of secretions from the salivary and oral mucous glands that lubricates chewed food, moistens the oral walls, starts the digestion of starches, and contains ptyalin. 2. A slightly alkaline secretion of water, mucin, protein, salts, and often a starch-splitting enzyme (as ptyalin) that is secreted into the mout...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  20. Spit
    A long and narrow accumulation of sand and/or gravel that projects into a body of ocean water. These features form as the result of the deposition of sediments by longshore drift.
    Found on http://www.physicalgeography.net/physgeo

  21. spit
    1. a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
    2. a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
    3. a skewer for holding meat over a fire

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