spicebush |
an aromatic yellow-flowered laurel of eastern North America that produces a red fruit that was formerly dried and used as a spice. [2 definitions] |
spiceless |
combined form of spice. |
spice up |
to make (something) more interesting or exciting by adding new things. [2 definitions] |
spick-and-span |
perfectly clean and tidy. [2 definitions] |
spicule |
a small needlelike body, part, or projection, such as one of the hard processes forming the skeletal elements of invertebrates such as sponges. |
spicy |
containing strong spices, as food. [3 definitions] |
spider |
any of various eight-legged invertebrates, related to mites and ticks, that typically spin webs in which to nest and catch their prey. |
spider monkey |
any of several tropical American monkeys that have long spidery limbs, rudimentary or no thumbs, and a long prehensile tail. |
spider plant |
a plant of the lily family, with long, narrow, sometimes white-streaked leaves, commonly grown as a houseplant. |
spider web |
a web constructed by spiders to trap prey, made from very fine filaments of silk secreted from their abdomens. |
spiderwort |
any of various fleshy herbs that have grasslike leaves and bear showy three-petaled blue, purple, or pink flowers. |
spidery |
like a spider, esp. in having long thin legs. [2 definitions] |
spiel |
(informal) a usu. rehearsed talk or speech that is used to sell, persuade, or amuse. |
spigot |
a device used to regulate the flow of liquid from a pipe or other opening; tap; faucet. [2 definitions] |
spike1 |
an object similar in appearance and function to a nail, but longer and thicker, used to fasten or secure heavy timbers, railroad tracks, or the like. [9 definitions] |
spike2 |
an ear of grain such as wheat. [2 definitions] |
spike lavender |
an aromatic plant of southern Europe that bears pale purple flowers and yields an oil used in painting. |
spikelet |
a small spike, esp. a secondary, flower-bearing spike in grasses. |
spikenard |
an aromatic plant, native to East India, that bears purplish flowers. [3 definitions] |
spiky |
resembling a spike or spikes; long and sharp-pointed. [2 definitions] |
spile |
a wooden peg or plug, esp. one used as a spigot in a barrel. [4 definitions] |