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Spinals
- noun - anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord
Spinels
- noun - a hard glassy mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium and aluminum; occurs in various colors that are used as gemstones
Spinets
- noun - a small and compactly built upright piano
- early model harpsichord with only one string per note
Spinous
- adjective - having spines; "the dorsal fin is spinous"
- shaped like a spine or thorn
Spirals
- noun - a continuously accelerating change in the economy
- a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
- a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
- a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"
- flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
- form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain"
- move in a spiral or zigzag course
- ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
- to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"
Spireas
- noun - a Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea; widely cultivated in many varieties for its dense panicles of flowers in many colors; often forced by florists for Easter blooming
- any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers
Spirits
- noun - a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character
- an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
- an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart"
- animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"
- any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings
- infuse with spirit; "The company spirited him up"
- the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"
- the intended meaning of a communication
- the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection); "his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose"
- the vital principle or animati
Spitous
- - Having spite; spiteful.
Spleens
- noun - a feeling of resentful anger
- latin for spleen - a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses
Splices
- verb - join by interweaving strands; "Splice the wires"
- join the ends of; "splice film"
- join together so as to form new genetic combinations; "splice genes"
- perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii"