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Spinet, n. Virginal, clarichord.

Spinner, n. Spider, garden-spider.

Spinney, n. [Written also Spinny.] Thicket, grove, shrubbery.

Spinose, a. Thorny, spiny, spinous, briery.

Spinous, a. See Spinose.

Spiny, a.

    1. Thorny, spinose, spinous, briery
    2. Slender.
    3. Thorny, difficult, troublesome, perplexed.

Spiracle, n. Aperture (especially in animal and vegetable bodies), blowhole, vent, orifice, pore.

Spiral, a. Winding (like the thread of a screw), cochleary, cochleated, spiry, helical, screw-shaped.

Spiral, n. Helix, worm.

Spire, n.

    1. Spiral, curl, twist, wreath.
    2. Steeple.
    3. Shoot, spear, stalk, blade.
    4. Summit, apex.

Spirit, n.

    1. Air, breath.
    2. Life.
    3. Vital essence (apart from matter), immaterial substance.
    4. Soul, pure intelligence, inner man.
    5. Soul, disembodied soul.