| Spanish moss |
a rootless plant of gray threadlike stems that hang in long matted clusters in certain trees in the southeastern United States and tropical America. |
| Spanish omelet |
an omelet that encloses or is topped by a thick mixture of chopped tomatoes, onions, and peppers. |
| Spanish rice |
a dish, sometimes baked, that is made of boiled rice mixed with chopped tomatoes, onions, and peppers. |
| spank1 |
to strike (someone, usu. a child) with the open hand or a paddle, esp. on the buttocks, for punishment. [2 definitions] |
| spank2 |
to move briskly, quickly, or vigorously. |
| spanker |
a person who spanks. [2 definitions] |
| spanking |
an instance of punishing a child by slapping or paddling the buttocks. [4 definitions] |
| Spar |
a female member of the U.S. Coast Guard (acronym for "semper paratus", the Guard's motto). |
| spar1 |
a strong pole, esp. one that supports sails on a ship, such as the mast, boom, gaff, or yard. [3 definitions] |
| spar2 |
to make boxing movements without hitting hard, as for practice or in fun. [5 definitions] |
| spar3 |
any of a number of shiny or somewhat lustrous crystalline minerals (often used in combination). |
| spare |
to handle gently or leniently. [14 definitions] |
| spareable |
combined form of spare. |
| spareribs |
a cut of pork that contains ribs and only a little meat. |
| sparid |
any of various fishes of a tropical and subtropical family that includes the porgies. |
| sparing |
careful or restrained, as in the use of money or goods; frugal; thrifty (often fol. by "in" or "of"). [3 definitions] |
| spark |
a fiery or brightly glowing particle thrown off by burning wood. [8 definitions] |
| spark chamber |
any of several devices using a great number of parallel, oppositely charged metal plates in an inert gas to detect subatomic particles, rays, or the like, which make trails of sparks between the plates. |
| spark gap |
a space between two electrodes in which an electrical discharge, or spark discharge, may occur. |
| sparkle |
to throw off or reflect little flashes or gleams of light; glitter. [9 definitions] |
| sparkler |
a person or thing that sparkles. [3 definitions] |