| 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] |
| sparkly |
highly reflective of light and appearing to emit flashes similar to sparks. |
| spark plug |
a device threaded into the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine that produces sparks that ignite fuel. [2 definitions] |
| sparring partner |
a person who acts as a boxer's opponent in practice rounds. |
| sparrow |
any of various small songbirds that have brownish or grayish feathers and are common in many regions. [2 definitions] |
| sparrow hawk |
a small North American falcon; kestrel. [2 definitions] |
| sparse |
thinly scattered; not thick or dense; scanty. |
| Sparta |
a dominant city in the southern part of ancient Greece. |
| Spartan |
of or pertaining to ancient Sparta or its people, culture, or the like. [5 definitions] |