spook |
(informal) a ghost; phantom. [4 definitions] |
spooky |
eerie and mysterious; weirdly disturbing. |
spool |
a cylindrical object, usu. with a rim on each end, on which thread, tape, wire, photographic film, or the like is wound. [3 definitions] |
spoon |
a utensil with a small shallow bowl at the end of a handle, used for eating, stirring, serving, or measuring. [4 definitions] |
spoonbill |
any of several large wading birds that have a long, flat, spoon-shaped bill. [2 definitions] |
spoondrift |
spindrift. |
spoonerism |
a usu. unintentional switching of the initial sounds of two or more words, such as "sped rot" for "red spot". |
spoon-fed |
fed by a spoon, esp. with liquid or semiliquid food. [2 definitions] |
spoon-feed |
to feed with a spoon, esp. with liquid or semiliquid food. [2 definitions] |
spoonful |
the amount a spoon can hold. |
spoor |
the track, trail, or droppings of a wild animal. |
sporadic |
occurring irregularly or in a thinly scattered manner in time or space. |
sporangium |
a plant cell or organ such as a sac or branch that produces spores; spore case. |
spore |
a tiny reproductive body consisting of one or more cells, produced by ferns, fungi, and other organisms. [2 definitions] |
spore case |
a sporangium. |
sporo- |
spore. |
sporogonium |
the organism in mosses and liverworts that produces spores, usu. a sac or capsule on the stalk. |
sporophyll |
a leaf or leaflike structure that produces spores. |
sporophyte |
in a plant that undergoes alternation of generations, the form that is produced by a fertilized egg and in turn produces spores. (Cf. gametophyte.) |
sporran |
a leather purse or pouch, often covered with fur, that is worn hanging in front of the kilt as part of the dress costume of Scottish Highlanders. |
sport |
recreation, usually requiring skill and often vigorous physical activity. [10 definitions] |