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There was a spectacular view from the top of the mountain.

spec • tac • u • lar • ly / spek' trekyabrli / adverb This is a spectacularly beautiful area.

spec • ta • tor / ' spekteitar / noun [ count ]

a person who is watching an event, especially a sports event There were 2,000 spectators at the football game.

spec • trum / ' spektram / noun [ count , usually singular ] (plural spec . tra / ' spektra / or spec .trums)

( PHYSICS ) the set of seven colors into which white light can be separated

You can see the colors of the spectrum in a rainbow.

spec • u • late / ' spekyaleit / verb ( spec . u . lates , spec . u . lat . ing , spec u . lat . ed )

to make a guess about something without knowing all of the facts

I would rather not speculate about what may happen next year.

spec • u • la • tion / ,spekya ' leijn / noun

[ count, noncount ]

There was speculation that she was going to resign.

sped

form of speed 2

speech © / spitf / noun ( plural speech . es )

[ count ] a talk that you give to a group of people The president made a speech .

[ noncount ] the power to speak, or the way that you speak

He has problems with his speech.

speed Ф / spid/ noun [ count, noncount ] how fast something goes

The car was traveling at a speed of 50 miles an hour. a high-speed train (= that goes very fast )

speed 2 / spid / verb ( speeds , speed . ing , sped / sped / or speed . ed , has sped or has speed ed )

to go or move very quickly He sped past me on his bike.

to drive too fast

The police stopped me because I was speeding.

speed up ; speed something up to go faster; to

make something go faster

What can we do to speed up the process?

speed • boat / ' spidbout / noun [ count ]

a small fast boat with an engine

speed lim • it / ' spid limat / noun [ count ]

the fastest that you are allowed to travel on a road The speed limit on the highway is 60 miles an hour.

speed • om • e • ter / spi ' damatar / [count]

a piece of equipment in a vehicle that tells you how fast you are traveling

—Look at the picture at steering wheel .

spell 1© / spel/ verb ( ;pells, spell in , pelle )

( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS )

to use the right letters to make a word

"How do you spell your name?" "A-Z-I-Z." You've spelled this word wrong.

(used about a set of letters) to form a particular word B-A-L-L spells "ball."

spell2 / spel / noun [ count ]

a short period of time a spell of cold weather

magic words that make someone change or make them do what you want

The witch cast a spell on the prince.

spell • ing / ' spelig / noun ( ENGLISH LANGUAGE

ARTS )

[ count, noncount ] the right way of writing a word Look in your dictionary to find the right spelling.

[ noncount ] the ability to spell correctly You need to work on your spelling.

spend Ф / spend / verb

( spends , spend . ing , spent / spent / has spent )

to pay money for something

Louise spends a lot of money on clothes.

to pass time

I spent the summer in New Hampshire. He spent a lot of time sleeping.

sperm / sparm / noun [ count ] ( plural sperm )

( BIOLOGY ) a cell that is produced by a male and that can join with a female egg to produce young

sphereaw п / sfir / noun [ count ]

( MATH ) any round object that is like a ball

The earth is a sphere.

Look at the picture at solid .

spher • i • calAWL| / ' sfirikl ; ' sferikl / adjective

a spherical object

spice Ф / spais / noun [ count ]

a powder of the seeds from a plant, which you can put in

food to give it a stronger taste

They use a lot of spices, such as chili and ginger.