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Splat
- noun - a single splash; "he heard a splat as it hit the floor"
- a slat of wood in the middle of the back of a straight chair
- flatten on impact; "The snowballs splatted on the trees"
- give off the sound of a bullet flattening on impact
- split open and flatten for cooking; "splat fish over an open fire"
Splay
- adjective - 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"
- turned outward in an ungainly manner; "splay knees"
Sprag
- noun - a chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes to prevent a vehicle from rolling down an incline
- a wooden prop used to support the roof of a mine
Sprat
- noun - small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines
- small herring processed like a sardine
Spray
- noun - a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist
- a jet of vapor
- a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
- a quantity of small objects flying through the air; "a spray of bullets"
- be discharged in sprays of liquid; "Water sprayed all over the floor"
- cover by spraying with a liquid; "spray the wall with paint"
- Fine, watery droplets
- flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage
- scatter in a mass or jet of droplets; "spray water on someone"; "spray paint on the wall"
- water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall
Squab
- adjective - a soft padded sofa
- an unfledged pigeon
- flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled
- short and fat
Squad
- noun - a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
- a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime
- a smallest army unit
Squam
- - An oilskin hat or southwester; -- a fisherman's name.
Squat
- adjective - a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack"
- be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide; "The building squatted low"
- exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
- having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground
- occupy (a dwelling) illegally
- short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; "some people seem born to be square and chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure"
- sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
- the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels