| spinning wheel |
a simple machine for spinning thread or yarn that has a single spindle driven by a large wheel. |
| spin-off |
something that results from the production or operation of another thing. [2 definitions] |
| spin off |
of products, to come into being as the result of the creation of other products. |
| spinose |
bearing or covered with spines; spiny. |
| spinster |
a woman who has never married (sometimes used disparagingly). |
| spinto |
of a singer's voice, both lyric and dramatic. |
| spiny |
having or covered with spines or similar projections; thorny. [3 definitions] |
| spiny anteater |
the echidna. |
| spiny-finned |
having fins that are supported by spinelike, bony rays. |
| spiny lobster |
any of several edible crustaceans having a spiny shell and lacking the large pincers of the true lobsters. |
| spiracle |
an opening or hole that allows for the passage of air for breathing or ventilation; air hole. [3 definitions] |
| spiral |
a curve that begins from and continues to form a circle around a fixed point and that constantly increases or decreases in distance from it, in either a flat or a three-dimensional plane; coil or helix. [6 definitions] |
| spirant |
in phonetics, a consonantal speech sound produced by the breath pushed through the constricted opening of the mouth and lips, as the "sh" or "v" sound in English; fricative. [2 definitions] |
| spire1 |
a tall, narrow, cone-shaped roof or upward projection on a building or outer wall; steeple; pinnacle. [3 definitions] |
| spire2 |
a spiral or helix. [2 definitions] |
| spirea |
any of several shrubs related to the roses and bearing small clusters of small pink or white flowers. |
| spirillum |
any of several spiral-shaped, aerobic bacteria having flagella, or any of various other related organisms. |
| spirit |
the vital force that is thought to be an element of human beings; soul. [12 definitions] |
| spirited |
full of vigor, courage, or enthusiasm. |
| spirit gum |
a special type of glue used in the theater to fasten false hair or whiskers to an actor's face. |
| spiritism |
spiritualism. |