| spending |
the money spent by an individual or organization, or the manner in which it is spent. |
| spending money |
cash for small personal expenses. |
| spendthrift |
one who is extravagant or wasteful with money; squanderer. [2 definitions] |
| spent |
past tense and past participle of spend. [3 definitions] |
| -sperm |
seed. |
| sperm1 |
a male animal's reproductive cell; spermatozoon. [2 definitions] |
| sperm2 |
a white waxy solid obtained from the oil of the sperm whale's head, and used in cosmetics, ointments, and candles; spermaceti. [2 definitions] |
| spermaceti |
a white waxy substance obtained from oil in the head of a sperm whale, used in candles, cosmetics, and ointments. |
| -spermal |
see -spermous. |
| spermatic |
of, pertaining to, or like sperm or sperm cells; seminal. [2 definitions] |
| spermato- |
seed; sperm. |
| spermatophore |
a compact mass of spermatozoa produced by males of certain animal species, such as salamanders and arthropods, that is transferred to the female during mating. |
| spermatophyte |
any plant that bears seeds. |
| spermatozoon |
an animal's mature male reproductive cell, usu. propelled by a moving tail. |
| sperm oil |
a lubricating oil that is obtained from sperm whales. |
| -spermous |
having (such or so many) seeds; -spermal. |
| sperm whale |
a large, toothed whale with a huge, squarish head from which sperm oil and spermaceti are obtained. |
| spew |
to spurt out (food brought up from the stomach); vomit. [5 definitions] |
| sphagnum |
any of several related soft, pale mosses obtained chiefly from bogs as peat, and often used for potting plants. |
| sphalerite |
an ore, usu. brown, from which zinc is extracted; zinc sulfide. |
| sphenoid |
of or relating to the sphenoid bone. [3 definitions] |