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Spike SuppressornounMWEelectrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in currentverified
Spin DoctornounMWEa public relations person who tries to forestall negative publicity by publicizing a favorable interpretation of the words or actions of a company or political party or famous personverified
Spin DriernounMWEa clothes dryer that uses centrifugal motion to dry the clothes that are put into itverified
Spin DryernounMWEa clothes dryer that uses centrifugal motion to dry the clothes that are put into itverified
Spin the BottlenounMWEa game in which a player spins a bottle and kisses the person that it points to when it stops spinningverified
Spin the PlatenounMWEa game in which something round (as a plate) is spun on edge and the name of a player is calledverified
Spin the PlatternounMWEa game in which something round (as a plate) is spun on edge and the name of a player is calledverified
Spinach MustardnounMWEAsiatic plant cultivated for its swollen root crown and edible foliageverified
Spinach PlantnounMWEsouthwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leavesverified
Spinal AccessorynounMWEarises from two sets of roots (cranial and spinal) that unite to form the nerveverified
Spinal ColumnnounMWEthe series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cordverified
Spinal CordnounMWEa major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brainverified
Spinal FusionnounMWEcorrection of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebraeverified
Spinal NervenounMWEany of the 31 pairs of nerves emerging from each side of the spinal cord (each attached to the cord by two roots: ventral and dorsal)verified
Spinal PuncturenounMWEremoval by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposesverified
Spinal TapnounMWEremoval by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposesverified
Spindle HornnounMWEcow-like creature with the glossy coat of a horse and the agility of a goat and the long horns of an antelopeverified
Spindle TreenounMWEany shrubby trees or woody vines of the genus Euonymus having showy usually reddish berriesverified
Spindle-Tree FamilynounMWEtrees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruitsverified
Spindleberry TreenounMWEany shrubby trees or woody vines of the genus Euonymus having showy usually reddish berriesverified
Spinning TopnounMWEa conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spinverified
Spinning WheelnounMWEa small domestic spinning machine with a single spindle that is driven by hand or footverified
Spinocerebellar DisordernounMWEany of several congenital disorders marked by degeneration of the cerebellum and spinal cord resulting in spasticity and ataxiaverified
Spiny AnteaternounMWEa burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termitesverified
Spiny LobsternounMWElarge edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobstersverified
Spiny TalinumnounMWElow cushion-forming plant with rose to crimson-magenta flowers and leaf midribs that persist as spines when the leaves dieverified
Spiny-Finned FishnounMWEa teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible raysverified
Spiny-Headed WormnounMWEany of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spinesverified
Spiral developmentnounMWEAn iterative project management model that focuses on the identification of project and product risks and the selection of project management techniques that best control the identified risks.verified
Spiral Ratchet ScrewdrivernounMWEa screwdriver with a ratchet (so the blade turns in only one direction) and a spiral in the handle (so the blade rotates) with downward pressure on the handleverified
Spirit GumnounMWEan adhesive solution made of gum and ether and used to attach false hair to skinverified
Spirit LevelnounMWEindicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquidverified
Spirit RappernounMWEsomeone who claims to receive messages from the dead in the form of raps on a tableverified
Spirit WorldnounMWEany imaginary place where spiritual beings (demons or fairies or angels or the like) abideverified
Spiritual BeingnounMWEan incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human eventsverified
Spiritual BouquetnounMWE(Roman Catholic Church) a card indicating that the sender will perform certain devotional acts on behalf of anotherverified
Spitting SnakenounMWEhighly venomous snake of southern Africa able to spit venom up to seven feetverified
Spittle InsectnounMWEsmall leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secreteverified
Splanchnic NervenounMWEany of several nerves of the sympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system that innervate viscera and blood vesselsverified
Splash GuardnounMWEa curved piece above the wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle to protect the rider from water or mud thrown up by the wheelsverified
Splenic ArterynounMWEan artery that originates from the celiac trunk and supplies blood to the spleenverified
Splenius MusclenounMWEeither of two flat muscles that extend from the upper vertebrae to the base of the skull and serve to rotate or flex or extend the head and neckverified
Splint BonenounMWEa rudimentary metacarpal or metatarsal bone on either side of the cannon bone in the leg of a horse or related animalverified
Split DownnounMWEa decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equityverified
Split EndnounMWE(football) an offensive end who lines up at a distance from the other linemenverified