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Sortition
- noun - making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn
Sprawling
- verb - an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
- go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; "Branches straggling out quite far"
- sit or lie with one's limbs spread out
- spreading out in different directions; "sprawling handwriting"; "straggling branches"; "straggly hair"
Spreading
- verb - act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time
- become distributed or widespread; "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population"
- become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"
- cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
- cover by spreading something over; "spread the bread with cheese"
- distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"
- distribute over a surface in a layer; "spread cheese on a piece of bread"
- move outward; "The soldiers fanned out"
- process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
- spread across or over; "A big oil spot spread across the water"
- spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms"
- strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fer
Springier
- adjective - (of movements) light and confidently active; "he walked away with a springy step"
- elastic; rebounds readily;
Springing
- verb - develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape"
- develop suddenly; "The tire sprang a leak"
- move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
- produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving"
- spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
Sprinting
- verb - run very fast, usually for a short distance
Spritzing
- verb - cover (a location) wholly or partially by squirting a liquid onto it; "Spritz the lawn with water"
- eject (a liquid) quickly; "spritz water on a surface"
Sprouting
- verb - produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"
- put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year"
- the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
Straining
- verb - alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"
- an intense or violent exertion
- become stretched or tense or taut;
- cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;
- remove by passing through a filter;
- rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; "puree the vegetables for the baby"
- separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour"
- taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt
- test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"
- the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
- to exert much effort or energy;
- use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity;