- 2. Pungent, sharp, piquant, pointed, keen, racy.
Spider’s web. Cobweb.
Spigot, n. Spile, stopper, stopple, spill, plug.
Spike, n.
- 1. Ear (of grain), head.
- 2. Large nail or pin.
Spile, n.
- 1. See Spigot.
- 2. Pile.
Spill, v. a. Shed, effuse, pour out.
Spin, v. a.
- 1. Twist (into thread).
- 2. Extend, draw out.
- 3. Protract, spend, lengthen, prolong, draw out.
- 4. Twirl, whirl.
Spina, n. Thorn, prickle, spine.
Spin a yarn. Tell a long story.
Spindle, n. (Mech.) Axis, shaft, arbor.
Spindle-shaped, a. Fusiform.
Spine, n.
- 1. Thorn.
- 2. Backbone, spinal column, vertebral column.
- 3. Ridge.