splotch |
an irregularly shaped blotch, spot, or stain. [3 definitions] |
splotchy |
marked with splotches. |
splurge |
to spend money extravagantly or wastefully, esp. on oneself. [4 definitions] |
splutter |
to speak rapidly and disjointedly, as in anger or confusion. [5 definitions] |
spoil |
to ruin or detract from; make unusable or unsatisfactory. [5 definitions] |
spoilable |
combined form of spoil. |
spoilage |
the act of spoiling, or the condition of being spoiled. [2 definitions] |
spoiled |
having a misguided sense that one is entitled to have one's desires and wishes gratified, resulting from overly indulgent treatment by parents or others. [3 definitions] |
spoiler |
one that spoils. [3 definitions] |
spoilsman |
a person who seeks or receives a share in political spoils, or who advocates the spoils system. |
spoilsport |
a person who, by words or actions, spoils the pleasure of others. |
spoils system |
the political practice, by the winning candidates or party in an election, of rewarding loyal or supportive persons with appointments to public office. |
spoke1 |
past tense of speak. |
spoke2 |
a rod or bar radiating from the center of a wheel and connected to the outer rim. [3 definitions] |
spoken |
past participle of speak. [3 definitions] |
spokeshave |
a cutting or planing tool consisting of a blade set between two handles, used to trim and smooth curved surfaces of wood. |
spokesman |
a man who speaks for one or more other persons. |
spokesperson |
a person who speaks for one or more others. |
spokeswoman |
a woman who speaks for one or more other persons. |
spoliation |
the act or practice of seizing others' goods, such as the plundering of neutral ships by the navy of a warring nation. [2 definitions] |
spondee |
a metrical foot having two long and accented syllables. |