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Speiss
- - A regulus consisting essentially of nickel, obtained as a residue in fusing cobalt and nickel ores with silica and sodium carbonate to make smalt.
Sphinx
- noun - (Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon
- an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret
- one of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians
Splice
- noun - a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together; "the break was due to an imperfect splice"
- join by interweaving strands; "Splice the wires"
- join the ends of; "splice film"
- join together so as to form new genetic combinations; "splice genes"
- joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together
- Part of a cricket bat, upside down triangle shaped piece of wood that joins the handle and blade to increase the strength of the bat/
- perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii"
Spliff
- noun - marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
Spline
- noun - a flexible strip (wood or rubber) used in drawing curved lines
- a thin strip (wood or metal)
Splint
- noun - a thin sliver of wood; "he lit the fire with a burning splint"
- an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg)
- support with a splint; "splint a broken finger"
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
Spoilt
- verb - (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food"
- affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity; "a blighted rose"; "blighted urban districts"
- 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"
- having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention; "a spoiled child"
- 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 m
Sprier
- adjective - moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"