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.