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101spi|nos|i|ty — «spy NOS uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. the fact or condition of being spinous or spinose; thorniness; sharpness. 2. Figurative. a rude or disagreeable remark. 3. Figurative. a difficult argument or theory …
102Spi|no|zism — «spih NOH zihz uhm», noun. the philosophy of Spinoza, essentially an expression of pantheism in which all reality consists of God (the Substance) in one or the other of two aspects (thought and extension, or mind and matter) …
103Spi|no|zist — «spih NOH zihst», noun. an adherent of Spinozism …
104spi|ra|cle — «SPY ruh kuh, SPIHR uh », noun. 1. a small opening for breathing. Insects take in air through tiny spiracles. A whale breathes through a spiracle in the top of its head. A shark or ray gives off water through a spiracle. 2. an opening in the… …
105spi|rac|u|lar — «spy RAK yuh luhr», adjective. 1. of or having to do with spiracles. 2. serving as a spiracle …
106spi|rae|a — «spy REE uh», noun. a shrub that has clusters of small white, pink, or red flowers with five petals. The spiraeas comprise a genus of plants of the rose family. The bridal wreath and meadowsweet are two kinds. Also, spirea. ╂[< Latin spīraea… …
107spi|ral-bound — «SPY ruhl BOWND», adjective. bound with a spiral coil of wire or plastic looping the pages together: »a spiral bound notebook …
108spi|ral|i|form — «spy RAL uh frm», adjective. 1. having the form of a spiral. 2. having to do with a type of decoration based on the spiral, common in primitive art, especially the Mycenaean in Greece and Crete …
109spi|ral|i|ty — «spy RAL uh tee», noun. spiral quality; degree of being spiral …
110spi|rant — «SPY ruhnt», noun, adjective. Phonetics. = fricative. (Cf. ↑fricative) ╂[< Latin spīrāns, antis, present participle of spīrāre to breathe] …
