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Spiel
- noun - plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
- replay (as a melody); "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully"
- speak at great length (about something)
Spill
- noun - a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
- a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice"
- cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container; "spill the milk"; "splatter water"
- cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table"
- flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table"
- liquid that is spilled; "clean up the spills"
- pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities; "shed tears"; "spill blood"; "God shed His grace on Thee"
- reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)
- reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details"
- the act of allowing a fluid to escape
- Thin piece of wood or rolled paper to light a fire
Spoil
- 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
Spool
- noun - a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
- transfer data intended for a peripheral device (usually a printer) into temporary storage
- wind onto a spool or a reel
Stael
- noun - French romantic writer (1766-1817)
Stail
- - A handle, as of a mop; a stale.
Stall
- noun - a booth where articles are displayed for sale
- a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
- a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge; "the plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it"
- a tactic used to mislead or delay
- cause an airplane to go into a stall
- cause an engine to stop; "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"
- come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway"
- deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"
- experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
- postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
- put into, or keep in, a stall; "Stall the horse"
- seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
- small area set off by walls for special u
Steal
- noun - a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)
- an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"
- move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"
- steal a base
- take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
Steel
- noun - a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
- an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
- cover, plate, or edge with steel
- get ready for something difficult or unpleasant
- knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod
Stell
- - To place or fix firmly or permanently.