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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

spoonbill
noun wading birds having a long flat bill with a tip like a spoon

spoonerism
noun transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words

spoonfeeding
noun feeding someone (as a baby) from a spoon

spoor
noun the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game; `the hounds followed the fox`s spoor`

sporadic
adjective recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances; `a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids`

sporadically
periodically adverb in a sporadic manner; `he only works sporadically`

sporangiophore
noun stalk bearing one or more sporangia

sporangium
spore case noun organ containing or producing spores

spore
noun a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion; `a sexual spore is formed after the fusion of gametes`

spore mother cell
noun cell from which a spore develops

spore-bearing
adjective bearing spores instead of producing seeds

Spork
noun trademark for a plastic eating utensil that has both tines and a bowl like a spoon

Sporobolus
genus Sporobolus noun cosmopolitan annual and perennial grasses (as dropseed or rush grass)

sporocarp
noun specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangia

sporogenous
adjective producing spores or reproducing by means of spores

sporophore
noun a spore-bearing branch or organ: the part of the thallus of a sporophyte that develops spores; in ferns and mosses and liverworts is practically equivalent to the sporophyte

sporophyll
sporophyl noun leaf in ferns and mosses that bears the sporangia

sporophyte
noun the spore-producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations

sporotrichosis
noun a chronic fungal infection of the skin and lymph nodes

Sporozoa
class Sporozoa noun strictly parasitic protozoans that are usually immobile; includes plasmodia and coccidia and piroplasms and malaria parasites

sporozoan
noun parasitic spore-forming protozoan

sporozoite
noun one of the minute active bodies into which sporozoans divide in one stage of their life cycle

sporran
noun a fur or leather pouch worn at the front of the kilt as part of the traditional dress of Scottish Highlanders

sport
athletics noun an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

sport
noun (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine

sport kite
stunt kite noun a maneuverable kite controlled by two lines and flown with both hands

sport utility
sport utility vehicle noun a high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck chassis

sporting
adjective involving risk or willingness to take a risk; `a sporting chance`; `sporting blood`

sporting dog
gun dog noun a dog trained to work with sportsmen when they hunt with guns

sporting goods
noun sports equipment sold as a commodity

sporting life
noun active interest in gambling on sports events

sporting man
outdoor man noun someone who enjoys outdoor activities

sportingly
adverb so as to be sporting; in a sporting manner

sportive
adjective relating to or interested in sports

sportively
adverb in a merry sportive manner

sports announcer
sportscaster noun an announcer who reads sports news or describes sporting events

sports arena
noun a building for indoor sports

sports car
sport car noun a small low car with a high-powered engine; usually seats two persons

sports desk
noun the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the sports news

sports editor
noun the newspaper editor responsible for sports news

sports equipment
noun equipment needed to participate in a particular sport

sports fan
fan 1 rooter noun an enthusiastic devotee of sports

sports implement
noun an implement used in a sport

sports medicine
noun the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of injuries or illness resulting from athletic activities

sports page
noun any page in the sports section of a newspaper

sports section
noun the section of a newspaper that reports on sports

sports writer
sportswriter noun a journalist who writes about sports

sportscast
noun a broadcast of sports news or commentary

sportsmanship
noun fairness in following the rules of the game

sportswear
athletic wear noun attire worn for sport or for casual wear

sporty
adjective appropriate for sport or engagement in a sport

spot
noun a business establishment for entertainment; `night spot`

spot
dapple noun a small contrasting part of something; `a bald spot`; `a leopard`s spots`; `a patch of clouds`; `patches of thin ice`; `a fleck of red`

spot check
noun a check on work performance or product quality made at random times without warning; `spot checks ensure a high level of performance by employees`

spot jamming
selective jamming noun electronic jamming of a specific channel or frequency

spot market
noun a market in which a commodity is bought or sold for immediate delivery or delivery in the very near future

spot pass
noun a pass to a designated spot on the field; the receiver should arrive at that spot the same time the ball does

spot price
cash price noun the current delivery price of a commodity traded in the spot market

spot weld
spot-weld noun each of the welds made by welding at a separate point

spot welding
spot-welding noun creating an overlapping joint by welding at small points

spot-welder
spot welder noun a welder who does spot welding

spotlessly
adverb in a spotless manner; `spotlessly clean`

spotlessness
immaculateness noun the state of being spotlessly clean

spotlight
noun a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer

Spotsylvania
battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse noun a battle between the armies of Grant and Lee during the Wilderness Campaign

spotted antbird
Hylophylax naevioides noun a kind of antbird

spotted coral root
Corallorhiza maculata noun common coral root having yellowish- or reddish- or purplish-brown leafless stems bearing loose racemes of similarly colored flowers with white purple-spotted lips; Guatemala to Canada

spotted cowbane
spotted hemlock noun tall biennial water hemlock of northeastern North America having purple-spotted stems and clusters of extremely poisonous tuberous roots resembling small sweet potatoes

spotted crake
Porzana porzana noun Eurasian rail of swamps and marshes

spotted dick
noun a suet pudding containing currants

spotted eagle ray
spotted ray noun ray with back covered with white or yellow spots; widely distributed in warm seas

spotted fever
noun any of several severe febrile diseases characterized by skin rashes or spots on the skin

spotted flycatcher
Muscicapa striata noun common European woodland flycatcher with greyish-brown plumage

spotted gum
Eucalyptus maculata noun large gum tree with mottled bark

spotted hyena
laughing hyena noun African hyena noted for its distinctive howl

spotted Joe-Pye weed
Eupatorium maculatum noun North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of small pinkish or purple flower heads

spotted lynx
Lynx pardina noun of southern Europe

spotted owl
Strix occidentalis noun a large owl of North America found in forests from British Columbia to central Mexico; has dark brown plumage and a heavily spotted chest

spotted salamander
Salamandra maculosa noun European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots

spotted sandpiper
Actitis macularia noun common North American sandpiper

spotted skunk
little spotted skunk noun small skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United States and Mexico

spotted sunfish
stumpknocker noun inhabits streams from South Carolina to Florida; esteemed panfish

spotted weakfish
spotted sea trout noun weakfish of southern Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United States

spotting
noun the act of spotting or staining something

spotty
uneven adjective lacking consistency; `the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty`

spousal
adjective relating to or celebrating marriage; `a fitting symbol of spousal love`

spouse
partner 1 married person noun a person`s partner in marriage

spout
noun an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain

spouter
noun a spouting whale

sprachgefuhl
noun an intuitive feeling for the natural idiom of a language; `Dubyuh has no sprachgefuhl`

sprag
noun a chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes to prevent a vehicle from rolling down an incline

Spraguea
genus Spraguea noun small genus of usually perennial herbs having deep woody taproots and flower heads of umbels or cymes

sprain
noun a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments

sprat
brisling noun small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines

sprawl
sprawling noun an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about

sprawler
noun a person who sprawls; `he is such a sprawler he needs a bed to himself`

sprawling
straggling adjective spreading out carelessly (as if wandering) in different directions; `sprawling handwriting`; `straggling branches`; `straggly hair`

sprawly
adjective spread out irregularly; `a big sprawly city`

spray
noun a jet of vapor

spray gun
noun an applicator resembling a gun for applying liquid substances (as paint) in the form of a spray