| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| spoiled | imp. & past participle | of Spoil |
| spoiler | noun | One who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a despoiler., One who corrupts, mars, or renders useless. |
| spoking | present participle & vb. noun | of Spoke |
| spondee | noun | A poetic foot of two long syllables, as in the Latin word leges. |
| spondyl | noun | Alt. of Spondyle |
| sponged | imp. & past participle | of Sponge |
| sponger | noun | One who sponges, or uses a sponge., One employed in gathering sponges., Fig.: A parasitical dependent; a hanger-on. |
| spongin | noun | The chemical basis of sponge tissue, a nitrogenous, hornlike substance which on decomposition with sulphuric acid yields leucin and glycocoll. |
| sponsal | adjective | Relating to marriage, or to a spouse; spousal. |
| sponson | noun | One of the triangular platforms in front of, and abaft, the paddle boxes of a steamboat., One of the slanting supports under the guards of a steamboat., One of the armored projections fitted with gun ports, used on modern war vessels. |
| sponsor | noun | One who binds himself to answer for another, and is responsible for his default; a surety., One who at the baptism of an infant professore the christian faith in its name, and guarantees its religious education; a godfather or godmother. |
| spooled | imp. & past participle | of Spool |
| spooler | noun | One who, or that which, spools. |
| spooney | adjective | Weak-minded; demonstratively fond; as, spooney lovers., A weak-minded or silly person; one who is foolishly fond. |
| sporran | noun | A large purse or pouch made of skin with the hair or fur on, worn in front of the kilt by Highlanders when in full dress. |
| sported | imp. & past participle | of Sport |
| sportal | adjective | Of or pertaining to sports; used in sports. |
| sporter | noun | One who sports; a sportsman. |
| sporule | noun | A small spore; a spore. |
| spotted | imp. & past participle | of Spot, Marked with spots; as, a spotted garment or character. |
| spotter | noun | One who spots. |
| spousal | adjective | Of or pertaining to a spouse or marriage; nuptial; matrimonial; conjugal; bridal; as, spousal rites; spousal ornaments., Marriage; nuptials; espousal; — generally used in the plural; as, the spousals of Hippolita. |
| spouted | imp. & past participle | of Spout |
| spouter | noun | One who, or that which, spouts. |