| 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. [11 definitions] |
| spirit away |
to remove secretly or mysteriously. |
| 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. |
| spiritless |
having no spirit. [2 definitions] |
| spirit level |
a device for determining a true horizontal or vertical plane, as in carpentry; level. |
| spiritous |
of, resembling, or containing alcohol; spirituous. |
| spirits |
a person's general feeling of emotion at a certain time. |
| spirits of ammonia |
a solution of ammonia in alcohol and water, often with other aromatic agents. |
| spiritual |
of or pertaining to that which is not of physical matter or substance; supernatural; incorporeal. [7 definitions] |
| spiritualism |
the belief or theory that the dead can and do communicate with those still living, as through mediums. [3 definitions] |