S — The school dictionary · page 141 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22spectralSpectral means like a ghost; pale, shadowy and unreal.4 sentencesspectreA spectre is a ghost, or a frightening image of a ghost.4 sentencesspectrumThe spectrum is the band of colours that white light splits into, as in a rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.9 sentencesspeculateTo guess or form ideas about something when you don't have all the facts.9 sentencesspeculationSpeculation is guessing about something without knowing all the facts.9 sentencesspeechSpeech is the ability to speak, or spoken language: «Babies learn speech slowly.».11 sentencesspeechlessSpeechless means unable to speak, usually from surprise, shock or wonder.4 sentencesspeedSpeed is how fast something moves: how far it goes in some time.15 sentencesspeedboatA small, fast boat with a powerful engine.7 sentencesspeedilySpeedily means quickly or without delay.4 sentencesspeedometerAn instrument in a car, bike, train or other vehicle that shows how fast it is going.7 sentencesspeedwellA small wild plant with tiny bright blue flowers, often found in grass, lawns and hedges.7 sentencesspeedySpeedy means fast, moving or happening quickly: a speedy car, a speedy runner.11 sentencesspellTo spell a word is to say or write its letters in the right order.12 sentencesspellboundSo interested or amazed by something that you cannot look away or think of anything else.9 sentencesspellerA speller is a person who spells words, described as good or bad at it: she's a good speller.10 sentencesspellingSpelling is the way words are written with letters in the right order.13 sentencesspeltWrote or said the letters of a word in the right order.14 sentencesspendTo spend is to pay out money.11 sentencesspendthriftA spendthrift is a person who spends money fast and carelessly, until none is left.4 sentencesspermA sperm is a tiny male cell made by male animals and men; when a sperm joins with an egg cell from a female, a new baby animal or baby hum…8 sentencesspfShort for «sun protection factor»: a number on sun cream showing how well it protects skin from the sun's burning rays (UVB).9 sentencessphagnumA kind of soft moss that grows in wet bogs and can hold huge amounts of water; it slowly turns into peat.7 sentencessphereA round solid shape like a ball, where every point on the surface is the same distance from the centre.11 sentencessphericalSpherical means shaped like a ball, round in every direction, like a sphere.9 sentencessphinxThe Great Sphinx is a huge ancient stone statue in Egypt with a lion's body and a human head, near the pyramids of Giza.13 sentencesspiceA spice is a dried part of a plant, such as seeds, bark or roots, used to give food a strong flavour: pepper, cinnamon, ginger, cumin.13 sentencesspick«Spick and span» means very clean, neat and tidy, as if brand new.3 sentencesspicySpicy food has a strong, hot or rich taste because it contains spices such as chilli or pepper.10 sentencesspiderA spider is a small animal with 8 legs that spins webs of silk to catch insects.12 sentencesspikeA spike is a thin, sharp point, like on a fence, a cactus or a hedgehog.13 sentencesspikySomething spiky has many sharp points sticking out: a spiky cactus, a spiky shell.10 sentencesspillTo spill means to let a liquid or small pieces fall out of a container by accident.13 sentencesspillageA spillage is an amount of liquid or other stuff that has spilled out by accident.8 sentencesspinTo spin is to turn round and round quickly.13 sentencesspinachSpinach is a dark green leafy vegetable that can be eaten raw in salads or cooked.8 sentencesspinalTo do with the spine (backbone) or the spinal cord.9 sentencesspindleA thin, pointed stick used in hand spinning to twist wool or other fibres into thread.10 sentencesspineThe row of small bones (vertebrae) down the middle of your back, also called the backbone.13 sentencesspinnerA spinner is a thing that spins, like a game spinner with a pointer that shows a number or colour.11 sentencesspinningSpinning means turning round and round quickly on the spot.14 sentencesspinsterA spinster is a woman who has never married, usually an older one (old-fashioned).10 sentencesspinySpiny means covered with spinessharp, stiff points like thorns or prickles. — 8 sentencesspiracleA spiracle is a tiny breathing hole in the side of an insect's or spider's body.8 sentencesspiralA spiral is a curve that winds round and round a centre point, getting further away or closer each time, like the shape of a snail shell.12 sentencesspirallingSpiralling means moving in a spiral, going round and round in a curve that gets wider or narrower, often while going up or down.10 sentencesspireA spire is a tall, pointed, cone-shaped structure on top of a building, usually on a church tower.10 sentencesspiritThe part of a person that is their feelings and character, not their body; some believe it lives on after death.16 sentencesspiritedSpirited means full of energy, courage and liveliness.13 sentencesspiritsA person's mood or feelings: in high spirits (happy), in low spirits (sad).12 sentencesspiritualTo do with the human spirit, feelings and soul, rather than the body or things you own.10 sentencesspitTo spit is to push liquid or food out of your mouth.15 sentencesspiteSpite is a wish to hurt, annoy or upset someone on purpose: he broke it out of spite.11 sentencesspitefulSpiteful means wanting to hurt or annoy someone, and being unkind on purpose.4 sentencesspitefullySpitefully means in a way that is meant to hurt or annoy someone.3 sentencesspittingForcing saliva (spit) or food out of your mouth.16 sentencessplashTo splash is to hit water or another liquid so that drops fly about.14 sentencessplatSplat is the wet slapping sound something soft makes when it hits a surface hard: splat!11 sentencessplayTo splay is to spread things wide apart, especially fingers, legs or feet.8 sentencessplendidVery beautiful, grand and impressive: «a splendid palace».10 sentencessplendidlyVery well; excellently.9 sentencessplendorSplendor is great beauty, grandeur and a bright, grand show. (US spelling of «splendour»).4 sentencessplendourSplendour is great beauty, grandeur and a bright, grand show.3 sentencesspliceTo splice two ropes or wires means to join their ends together firmly, often by weaving the strands into each other.12 sentencessplintA straight, stiff piece of wood, plastic or metal tied to a broken or hurt arm, leg or finger to keep it still.10 sentencessplinterA splinter is a small, sharp, thin piece of wood, glass or metal that has broken off, especially one that gets stuck in your skin.11 sentencessplitTo split is to divide something into parts or groups: split the class into teams.14 sentencessplitterA device or tool that splits something, like a log splitter or a cable splitter that lets one signal go to two machines.10 sentencessplittingSplitting means breaking or cutting something into parts right now, often along a line.12 sentencessplutterTo speak quickly and with difficulty, making spitting sounds, because you are angry, shocked or embarrassed.10 sentencesspoilTo spoil something means to ruin it or make it worse.14 sentencesspoilerA spoiler is information that tells you what happens in a story, film or game, especially the ending, before you have seen it.11 sentencesspoiltA spoilt child has been given everything they want, so they behave badly when they do not get their way.13 sentencesspokeSpoke is the past form of «speak»: «She spoke to the teacher.».9 sentencesspokenSpoken is the form of «speak» used after have, has, had or be: «I have spoken», «English is spoken here».11 sentencesspokesmanA spokesman is a person chosen to speak officially for a group, company, team or government, especially to newspapers and TV.8 sentencesspokespersonA spokesperson is someone whose job is to speak for a group, company, government or organisation, giving its news and answering questions.7 sentencesspongeA sponge is a soft thing full of holes that soaks up water, used for washing or cleaning.13 sentencesspongySpongy means soft, squashy and full of tiny holes, like a sponge, so it springs back when pressed.9 sentencessponsorA sponsor is a person or company that gives money to support an event, team or person, often to get their name shown.11 sentencessponsorshipSponsorship is money or support that a person or company gives to pay for an event, team or activity, often to advertise their name.10 sentencesspontaneousSpontaneous means happening or done suddenly, without being planned.10 sentencesspontaneouslySpontaneously means doing something suddenly, without planning it first, because you feel like it, as in «the crowd spontaneously started…9 sentencesspoofA spoof is a funny copy of something, such as a film, song or advert, that makes fun of it by exaggerating it.11 sentencesspookA spook is a ghost.11 sentencesspookySpooky means strange and a bit frightening, as if there might be ghosts.10 sentencesspoonA spoon is a small tool with a round, shallow end and a handle, used for eating, serving or stirring.12 sentencesspoonbillA spoonbill is a wading bird with a long, flat bill shaped like a spoon.3 sentencesspoonerismA spoonerism is a slip of the tongue where you swap the first sounds of two words, often by accident and with a funny result: «a well-boil…8 sentencesspoonfulA spoonful is the amount a spoon holds.10 sentencessporeA spore is a tiny cell made by fungi, ferns, mosses and some bacteria that can grow into a new living thing.8 sentencessporkA spork is a plastic or metal eating tool that is a spoon and a fork in one: a spoon shape with short prongs at the tip.8 sentencessportA sport is a game or activity where you move your body and follow rules, often to win: football, swimming, netball.14 sentencessportiveSportive means playful and full of fun: a sportive puppy.10 sentencessportsmanA sportsman is a man who plays sport, especially well or as his job.10 sentencessportsmanshipPlaying fairly and kindly in sport or games: following the rules, respecting the other team and the referee, and being a good winner and a…7 sentencessportyA sporty person likes sport and is good at it.9 sentencesspotA spot is a small round mark of a different colour, like spots on a ladybird.14 sentencesspotlessSpotless means completely clean, without any dirt or marks.9 sentencesspotlightA spotlight is a strong lamp that shines a narrow, bright beam onto one person or area, especially on a stage.10 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/14/