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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • spite/spaɪt/nounB22 meaningsA mean wish to hurt, annoy or upset someone.
  • spiteful/ˈspaɪtfʊl/adjectiveC1Doing small cruel things just to hurt somebody.
  • spittle/ˈspɪ.t(ə)l/nounC1Saliva, especially when expelled from the mouth.
  • splash/splæʃ/nounA2+4 meaningsThe sound and the scatter of water when something hits it.
  • splash of milkphraseB2A small quantity of dairy liquid added to tea.
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To spend generously on something special.
  • splatter/ˈsplætɚ/verbB2To scatter liquid noisily and messily over something.
  • splay/spleɪ/verbC1To spread wide apart.
  • spleen/spliːn/nounB2+An organ that filters blood, on the left of the body.
  • splendid/ˈsplɛndɪd/adjectiveB2Magnificently excellent.
  • splendour/ˈsplɛndɚ/nounB2+Magnificent beauty and grandeur.
  • splice/ˈsplaɪ̯s/verbC1To join two lengths of film, tape or rope together.
  • splint/splɪnt/nounB2+A stiff support tied on to keep a broken bone still.
  • splinter/ˈsplɪn.tə/nounB23 meaningsA thin sharp piece broken off wood, glass or bone, especially one stuck in the skin.
  • split/splɪt/verbA24 meaningsTo break or divide along a line.
  • split endsnounB2Hair that has frayed apart at the tips.
  • split hairsphraseC1To argue over differences too fine to matter.
  • split secondnounB2An extremely short moment.
  • split testnounC1A trial that divides the audience between versions.
  • split the billphraseB1To divide what is owed between everybody.
  • splitting hairsphraseC1Arguing over a difference too small to matter.
  • splodge/ˈsplɒd͡ʒ/nounC2An irregular blot of colour.
  • splurge/splɜːd͡ʒ/verbB2+To spend big on a treat you do not strictly need.
  • splutter/ˈsplʌtə/verbC12 meaningsTo speak in a choked, spitting way from shock or anger.
  • spoil/spɔɪl/verbB15 meaningsTo ruin something, or damage the quality of it.
  • spoil heapnounC2The pile of waste rock left beside a mine.
  • spoiled/spɔɪld/adjectiveB12 meaningsGiven so much that behaviour has suffered.
  • spoiler/ˈspɔɪ.lə/nounB1+The leaked ending that ruins the story before you see it.
  • spoilsport/ˈspɔɪl.spɔːt/nounC1Someone who ruins a game for everybody else.
  • spoilt/spɔɪlt/adjectiveB1+Ruined, or given so much that the character suffers.
  • spoke/spəʊk/nounB2One of the thin rods from hub to rim of a wheel.
  • spoken/ˈspəʊ.k(ə)n/adjectiveB1Said aloud rather than written down.
  • spokesmannounB2A man who speaks on behalf of a group.
  • spokesperson/ˈspəʊkspɜːɹsən/nounB2+Somebody appointed to speak for a group.
  • spokeswomannounB2+A woman who speaks on behalf of a group.
  • sponge/spʌnd͡ʒ/nounB13 meaningsA soft absorbent block used for washing.
  • sponsor/ˈspɒn.səː/verbB22 meaningsTo pay to support an event or person.
  • sponsorshipnounB2+Money paid to have your name attached to something.
  • spontaneity/ˈspɒn.tə.neɪ.ə.ti/nounC2Acting freely on the impulse of the moment.
  • spontaneous/spɒnˈteɪ.ni.əs/adjectiveB22 meaningsDone suddenly and without planning, out of the feeling of the moment.
  • spook/spuːk/verbB22 meaningsTo frighten somebody suddenly.
  • spool/spuːl/nounB2+A cylinder that thread is wound on.
  • spoon/spuːn/nounA2A small tool with a round end for eating or stirring.
  • spoonful/ˈspuːnfəl/nounB1+As much as a spoon will hold.
  • spoor/spʊə/nounC2The track and scent an animal leaves behind.
  • sporadic/spəˈɹæd.ɪk/adjectiveC1Happening now and then, with no pattern.
  • spore/spɔː(ɹ)/nounB2+The single tiny cell a fungus or fern spreads by.
  • sport/spɔːt/nounA1A physical game or contest played by rules.
  • sporting/ˈspɔɹtɪŋ/adjectiveB2To do with games and contests, or fair in spirit.
  • sports hallnounB1A large indoor space for games and exercise.
  • sportsmanshipnounB2Playing fairly and losing gracefully.
  • spot/spɒt/verbB15 meaningsTo see or notice something, especially something you were looking for or something hard to see.
  • spot cleanphraseB2To clean only the marked part of something.
  • spotless/spɑtlɪs/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsPerfectly clean, with no mark anywhere.
  • spotlight/ˈspɒtˌlaɪt/nounB1+3 meaningsA lamp that throws a strong narrow beam onto one person or thing.
  • spotlitadjectiveC1Lit by one strong beam picking it out.
  • spouse/spaʊ̯s/nounC1A husband or wife.
  • spout/spaʊt/nounB1+The lip a liquid is poured out through.
  • sprain/spɹeɪn/nounB1+A twisted joint that swells but is not broken.
  • sprawl/spɹɔːl/verbC12 meaningsTo sit or lie with limbs spread out carelessly.