Glossary · Nouns · S
L1 — paginated flat list. Pick a POS, pick a letter.
TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
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.Process
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
Spirenouna tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the topverified
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
Spiritualismnounthe belief that the spirits of dead people can communicate with people who are still alive (especially via a medium)verified
Spirographnouna measuring instrument for recording the depth and rapidity of breathing movementsverified
Spirogyranounfreshwater algae consisting of minute filaments containing spiral chlorophyll bandsverified
Spironolactonenouna synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertensionverified
Spirulanouna small tropical cephalopod of the genus Spirula having prominent eyes and short arms and a many-chambered shell coiled in a flat spiralverified
Spitballnounan illegal pitch in which a foreign substance, such as spit or Vaseline, is applied to the ball by the pitcher before throwingverified
Spitternounan illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws itverified
Spitting SnakenounMWEhighly venomous snake of southern Africa able to spit venom up to seven feetverified
Spittlenouna clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouthverified
Spittle InsectnounMWEsmall leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secreteverified
Spittlebugnounsmall leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secreteverified
Spitznounany of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tailverified
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
Splashboardnounprotective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the sideverified
Splashernouna protective covering over or beside a wheel to protect the upper part of a vehicle from splashes of mudverified
Spleennouna large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragmverified
Splenic ArterynounMWEan artery that originates from the celiac trunk and supplies blood to the spleenverified
Spleniusnouneither 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
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
Splicingnouna junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined togetherverified
Splinenouna flexible strip about 4 feet long made of wood or rubber used in drawing large curved linesverified
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
Split HorizonnounMWESplit horizon is a algorithm for avoiding problems caused by including routes in updates sent to the gateway from which they were learned.Control
Split InfinitivenounMWEan infinitive with an adverb between `to' and the verb (e.g., `to boldly go')verified
Split KeynounMWEA cryptographic key that is divided into two or more separate data items that individually convey no knowledge of the whole key that results from combining the items.CredentialRestricted
Split KnowledgenounMWE1. Separation of data or information into two or more parts, each part constantly kept under control of separate authorized individuals or teams so that no one individual or team will know the whole data. 2. A process by which a cryptographic key is split into multiple key components, individually sharing no knowledge of the original key, which can be subsequently input into, or output from, a cryptographic module by separate entities and combined to recreate the original cryptographic key.ControlRegulatedCUI
Split PersonalitynounMWEa relatively rare dissociative disorder in which the usual integrity of the personality breaks down and two or more independent personalities emergeverified
Split ProcessingnounMWEThe ongoing operational practice of dividing production processing between two or more geographically dispersed facilities.Process
Split RunnounMWEa print run of a newspaper during which some articles or advertisements are changed to produce a different editionverified
Split SecondnounMWEa very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)verified
Split ShiftnounMWEa working shift divided into two periods of time with several hours in betweenverified