| springhouse |
a small structure over a spring or stream, used for keeping milk, butter, and the like cool. |
| spring lock |
a lock in which a spring automatically shoots the bolt. |
| spring tide |
the tides that occur soon after the new or full moon and have the greatest rise and fall. (Cf. neap.) [2 definitions] |
| springtime |
the season of spring. [2 definitions] |
| springy |
having an elastic or flexible quality; resilient. [2 definitions] |
| sprinkle |
to scatter or drop (a substance) in droplets or small particles. [9 definitions] |
| sprinkler |
a device for sprinkling, esp. one for watering lawns, gardens, or crops. [2 definitions] |
| sprinkler system |
a system of sprinklers designed to put out fires in a building, usu. automatically. [2 definitions] |
| sprinkling |
a quantity that is sprinkled. |
| sprint |
to run or go at top speed, esp. for a relatively short distance. [4 definitions] |
| sprit |
a pole that extends diagonally from the base of a mast to the uppermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail. |
| sprite |
a small supernatural being; fairy, elf, or goblin. [2 definitions] |
| spritsail |
a sail that is extended by a sprit. |
| sprocket |
a wheel with toothlike points that fit into the links of a chain, as on a bicycle. |
| sprout |
to start to grow, as a shoot or bud. [6 definitions] |
| spruce1 |
any of various evergreen trees that have short, densely growing, needlelike leaves and bear hanging cones. [2 definitions] |
| spruce2 |
neat, stylish, or smartly dressed or groomed. [2 definitions] |
| sprung |
a past tense and past participle of spring. |
| spry |
agile and briskly energetic in motion; nimble. |
| spud |
a tool with a narrow spadelike head for digging up weeds or roots, or a similar tool for cutting holes in ice. [3 definitions] |
| spume |
foam or froth. [2 definitions] |