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spic • y / ' spaisi / adjective (spic . i . er, spic . i . est) spicy food

spi .der О

/ ' spaidar / noun [count]

a small animal with eight legs, which catches and eats insects

Spiders spin webs to catch flies.

spied

form of spy 2

spies

plural of spy 1

form of spy 2spike / spaik/ noun [ count ]

a piece of metal with a sharp point The fence has spikes along the top.

spik • y / spaiki / adjective (spik - i -er,spik - i - est)

having sharp points spiky leaves

Spiky hair sticks straight up in the air. —Look at the picture at hair .

spill / spil / verb ( spills , spill - ing , spilled )

If you spill a liquid, it flows out of something by accident I spilled my coffee!

spin / spin / verb

( spins , spin ning , spun / spAn / has spun )

to turn around quickly; to turn something around quickly She spun around as he entered the room.

Spin the wheel.

to make thread from wool or cotton She spun and dyed the wool herself.

If a spider spins a web (= a thin net that it makes to catch flies ) , it produces thread from its own body to make it.

spin • ach / ' spinitj / [noncount]

a vegetable with big, green leaves

spine / spain / noun [ count ] ( BIOLOGY )

the line of bones in your back —Look at the picture at skeleton .

one of the sharp points on some plants and animals Porcupines use their spines to protect themselves.

spi • ral / spairal / noun

[ count ]

a long shape that goes around and around as it goes up A spring is a spiral. ► spi • ral adjective

a spiral staircase

spire / ' spaiar / noun [ count ] a tall, pointed structure on top of a church

spir .it Ф / 'spirit / noun

[ count ] the part of a person that is not the body. Some people think that your spirit does not die when your body dies.

spirits [ plural ] the way that a person feels She's in high spirits (= happy ) today.

spirits [ plural ] strong alcoholic drinks such as whiskey

spir • i • tu • al / ' spiritjual / adjective

connected with deep thoughts and feelings rather than the physical body

Our society often neglects people's spiritual needs.

( RELIGION ) connected with religion a spiritual leader

spit / spit / verb ( spits , spit - ting , spit or spat / spffit / has spit or has spat )

to send liquid or food out from your mouth The baby spit her food out . He spat on the ground.

spite / spait / noun [ noncount ]

when someone deliberately says or does unkind things She broke my watch out of spite .

in spite of something

although something is true; not noticing or caring about something

I slept well in spite of the noise. In spite of the bad weather, we went out.

—SYNONYM despite

spite • ful / ' spaitfl / adjective

saying or doing unkind things

splash1 / spi®/ / verb

( splash - es , splash - ing , splashed )

to throw drops of liquid over someone or something; to make this happen

The car splashed us as it drove past.

The children were splashing around in the pool.

splash2 / splffij / noun [ count ] ( plural splash - es )

the sound that a person or thing makes when they fall into water

Tom jumped into the river with a big splash.

a small amount of liquid

There were splashes of paint on the floor.

splen • did / ' splendad / adjective

very beautiful or very good a splendid palace

a splendid example of early American art

splin • ter / ' splintar / noun [ count ]

a very small, thin, sharp piece of wood, metal, or glass that has broken off a bigger piece I have a splinter in my finger.

split 1 / split / verb ( splits , split - ting , split , has split )

1 to divide or separate; to make this happen