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Spot 1Ф / spat / noun [ count ]

a small, round mark

a white dog with black spots

a place

This is a good spot for a picnic.

spot 2 / spat / verb ( spots, spot - ting , spot - ted )

to see someone or something suddenly She spotted her friend in the crowd.

spot • less / ' spatlas / adjective

completely clean

She keeps the house spotless.

spot • light / ' spatlait / noun [ count ]

a strong light that shines a bright light on a small area. Spotlights are often used in theaters.

spot • ty / ' spati / adjective ( spot - ti - er , spot - ti est )

good in some parts, but not in others I have a spotty knowledge of French.

spouse / spaus / noun [ count ] ( formal )

your husband or wife

spout / spaut / noun [ count ]

the narrow part of a container that you pour liquid out of

sprain / sprein / verb ( sprains , sprain - ing , sprained )

to hurt part of your body by turning it suddenly Scott fell and sprained his ankle.

sprang

form of spring 2

sprawl / sprol / verb ( sprawls , sprawl - ing , sprawled )

to sit or lie with your arms and legs spread out The kids were sprawled on the floor, watching TV.

spray 1 / sprei / noun

1 [ noncount ] liquid in very small drops that flies through the air spray from the ocean2 [ count, noncount ] liquid in a container that comes out in very small drops when you press a button a can of hair spray

spray 2 / sprei / verb ( sprays , spray ing , sprayed )

to make very small drops of liquid fall on something Someone sprayed paint on my car.

spread © / spred / verb ( spreads , spread - ing , spread , has spread )

to open something so that you can see all of it The bird spread its wings and flew away. Spread out the map on the table.

to put a soft substance all over something I spread butter on the bread.

to reach more people or places; to make something do this

Fire quickly spread to other parts of the building. Rats spread disease. ►spread noun [ noncount ]

Doctors are trying to stop the spread of the disease.

spread • sheet / ' spredjit / noun [ count ]

( COMPUTERS ) a computer program for working with rows of numbers, used especially for doing accounts

spree / spri / noun [ count ] ( informal )

a time when you go out and do a lot of something that you

enjoy, often doing too much of it

We went on a big shopping spree yesterday.

spring i© spring

/ sprig /noun

[count,noncount] the part of the year after winter, when plants start to grow flowers that bloom in spring

[ count ] a

long,thin piece of metal that is twisted around and around. A spring will go back to the same size and shape after you push or pull it.

[ count ] ( GEOGRAPHY ) a place where water comes out of the ground; a mountain spring

spring 2 / sprig / verb ( springs , spring ing , sprang / sprag / or sprung / sprng / has sprung )

to jump or move suddenly

He sprang to his feet .

Everyone has sprung into action .

spring up to appear or develop quickly or suddenly

New buildings are springing up all over the city.

sprin • kle / ' sprig ki / verb ( sprin - kles , sprin - kling , sprin kled )

to shake small pieces of something or drops of a liquid on another thing

Sprinkle some sugar on the fruit.

sprin • kler / sprigklsr / noun [ count ]

a thing that sends out water in small drops. Sprinklers are used on grass and for stopping fires in buildings.

sprint / sprint / verb ( sprints , sprint - ing , sprint ed )

to run a short distance very fast

sprout 1 / spraut / verb (sprouts,sprout - ing ,sprout -ed )

( BIOLOGY ) to start to grow