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Spillways
- noun - a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
Spoilable
- adjective - food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated
- liable to decay or spoil or become putrid
Spoilages
- noun - the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate"
- the amount that has spoiled
- the process of becoming spoiled
Spoilfive
- - A certain game at cards in which, if no player wins three of the five tricks possible on any deal, the game is said to be spoiled.
Spoilings
- noun - the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate"
- the process of becoming spoiled
Spoilsman
- - One who serves a cause or a party for a share of the spoils; in United States politics, one who makes or recognizes a demand for public office on the ground of partisan service; also, one who sanctions such a policy in appointments to the public service.
Spotlight
- noun - a focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency"
- a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
- illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater
- move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics"
Squalidae
- noun - dogfishes having a spine in each dorsal fin
Squalidly
- adverb - in a sordid or squalid way
Squalling
- verb - blow in a squall; "When it squalls, a prudent sailor reefs his sails"
- characterized by short periods of noisy commotion; "a home life that has been extraordinarily squally"
- make high-pitched, whiney noises
- utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"