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Spars
- noun - a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging
- any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable
- box lightly
- fight verbally; "They were sparring all night"
- fight with spurs; "the gamecocks were sparring"
- furnish with spars
- making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer
Spasm
- noun - (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)
- a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
Spate
- noun - (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
- a sudden forceful flow
- the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
Spats
- noun - a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles
- a quarrel about petty points
- a young oyster or other bivalve
- become permanently attached; "mollusks or oysters spat"
- clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
- clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music"
- come down like raindrops; "Bullets were spatting down on us"
- engage in a brief and petty quarrel
- spawn; "oysters spat"
- strike with a sound like that of falling rain; "Bullets were spatting the leaves"
Spawl
- noun - a fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edge; "a truck bearing a mound of blue spalls"
Spawn
- noun - call forth
- lay spawn; "The salmon swims upstream to spawn"
- the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs
Spays
- verb - remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"
Speak
- verb - exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"
- express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
- give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of trustees"
- make a characteristic or natural sound; "The drums spoke"
- use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect"
Spear
- noun - a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
- an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
- pierce with a spear; "spear fish"
- Plant, shoot or stalk, as of grass, asparagus or broccoli.
- thrust up like a spear; "The branch speared up into the air"