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spooky /spuː ki/ (spookier , spookiest ) ADJ A place that is spooky has a frightening atmosphere, and makes you feel that there are ghosts around. [INFORMAL ] □  The whole place has a slightly spooky atmosphere.

spool /spuː l/ (spools ) N‑COUNT A spool is a round object onto which thread, tape, or film can be wound, especially before it is put into a machine.

spoon /spuː n/ (spoons , spooning , spooned )

1 N‑COUNT A spoon is an object used for eating, stirring, and serving food. One end of it is shaped like a shallow bowl and it has a long handle. □  He stirred his coffee with a spoon.

2 N‑COUNT You can refer to an amount of food resting on a spoon as a spoon of food. □ [+ of ] …tea with two spoons of sugar.

3 VERB If you spoon food into something, you put it there with a spoon. □ [V n prep] He spooned instant coffee into two of the mugs.

4 → see also greasy spoon , slotted spoon , soup spoon , wooden spoon

5 PHRASE If you think that someone has a lot of advantages because they have a rich or influential family, you can say that they have been born with a silver spoon in their mouth . □  She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and everything has been done for her.

spoon|er|ism /spuː nər I zəm/ (spoonerisms ) N‑COUNT A spoonerism is a mistake made by a speaker in which the first sounds of two words are changed over, often with a humorous result, for example when someone says 'wrong load' instead of 'long road'.

spoo n-feed (spoon-feeds , spoon-feeding , spoon-fed )

1 VERB [usu passive] If you think that someone is being given too much help with something and is not making enough effort themselves, you can say they are being spoon-fed . [DISAPPROVAL ] □ [be V -ed] Students are unwilling to really work. They want to be spoon-fed.

2 VERB [usu passive] If you say that someone is spoon-fed ideas or information, you mean that they are told about them and are expected to accept them without questioning them. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ [be V -ed n] They were less willing to be spoon-fed doctrines from Japan.

3 VERB If you spoon-feed a small child or a sick person, you feed them using a spoon. □ [V n] Until I got better, he spoon-fed me and did everything around the house.

spoon|ful /spuː nfʊl/ (spoonfuls ) N‑COUNT You can refer to an amount of food resting on a spoon as a spoonful of food. □ [+ of ] He took a spoonful of the stew and ate it.

spoor /spʊə ^r / N‑SING The spoor of an animal is the marks or substances that it leaves behind as it moves along, which hunters can follow.

spo|rad|ic /spəræ d I k/ ADJ Sporadic occurrences of something happen at irregular intervals. □  …a year of sporadic fighting over northern France. ●  spo|radi|cal|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  The distant thunder from the coast continued sporadically.

spore /spɔː ^r / (spores ) N‑COUNT Spores are cells produced by bacteria and fungi which can develop into new bacteria or fungi.

spor|ran /spɒ r ^ə n, [AM ] spɔː rən/ (sporrans ) N‑COUNT A sporran is a flat bag made out of leather or fur, which a Scotsman wears on a belt around his waist when he is wearing a skirt called a kilt.

sport ◆◆◇ /spɔː ^r t/ (sports )

1 N‑VAR Sports are games such as football and basketball and other competitive leisure activities which need physical effort and skill. □  I'd say football is my favourite sport. □  She excels at sport. □  Billy turned on a radio to get the sports news.

2 N‑COUNT If you say that someone is a sport or a good sport , you mean that they cope with a difficult situation or teasing in a cheerful way. [OLD-FASHIONED , APPROVAL ] □  He was accused of having no sense of humor, of not being a good sport. COLLOCATIONS sport NOUN 1

noun + sport : contact, spectator, team; motor, water, winter

adjective + sport : competitive, elite, extreme, professional

verb + sport : enjoy, play, pursue, quit; dominate, promote; watch

sport|ing /spɔː ^r t I ŋ/