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Splays
- noun - an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger
- move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"
- spread open or apart; "He splayed his huge hands over the table"
- turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"
Splits
- noun - (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl; "he was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame"
- a bottle containing half the usual amount
- a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
- a lengthwise crack in wood; "he inserted the wedge into a split in the log"
- a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded"
- an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity; "they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock"
- an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea
- an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
- come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst"
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways;
- divis
Spoils
- noun - (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war); "to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy"
- alter from the original
- become unfit for consumption or use; "the meat must be eaten before it spoils"
- destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
- have a strong desire or urge to do something; "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight"
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
- make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
- make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"
- Ruin
- the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate"
- the act of stripping and taking by force
Spokes
- noun - one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder
- support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
Spoofs
- noun - a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
- make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers"
Spooks
- noun - a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"
- frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action; "The noise spooked the horse"
- someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
- Term for an undercover agent
Spools
- noun - a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
- transfer data intended for a peripheral device (usually a printer) into temporary storage
- wind onto a spool or a reel
Spoons
- noun - a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food
- as much as a spoon will hold; "he added two spoons of sugar"
- formerly a golfing wood with an elevated face
- scoop up or take up with a spoon; "spoon the sauce over the roast"
- snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others
Spoors
- noun - the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game; "the hounds followed the fox's spoor"
Spores
- noun - a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion; "a sexual spore is formed after the fusion of gametes"