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Sports MedicinenounMWEthe branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of injuries or illness resulting from athletic activitiesverified
SpotnounThe most common foreign exchange transaction. Spot or spot date refers to the spot transaction value date that requires settlement within two business days, subject to value date calculation.Process
Spot ChecknounMWEa check on work performance or product quality made at random times without warningverified
Spot MarketnounMWEa market in which a commodity is bought or sold for immediate delivery or delivery in the very near futureverified
Spotted BatnounMWEa large bat of the southwestern United States having spots and enormous earsverified
Spotted Coral RootnounMWEcommon coral root having yellowish- or reddish- or purplish-brown leafless stems bearing loose racemes of similarly colored flowers with white purple-spotted lipsverified
Spotted CranesbillnounMWEcommon wild geranium of eastern North America with deeply parted leaves and rose-purple flowersverified
Spotted FevernounMWEany of several severe febrile diseases characterized by skin rashes or spots on the skinverified
Spotted HemlocknounMWEtall biennial water hemlock of northeastern North America having purple-spotted stems and clusters of extremely poisonous tuberous roots resembling small sweet potatoesverified
Spotted Joe-Pye WeednounMWENorth American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of small pinkish or purple flower headsverified
Spotted OwlnounMWEa large owl of North America found in forests from British Columbia to central Mexicoverified
Spotted Water HemlocknounMWEtall biennial water hemlock of northeastern North America having purple-spotted stems and clusters of extremely poisonous tuberous roots resembling small sweet potatoesverified
Spousal EquivalentnounMWEa person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationshipverified
Spousal RelationshipnounMWEthe state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)verified
Spouse EquivalentnounMWEa person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationshipverified
Spragnouna chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes to prevent a vehicle from rolling down an inclineverified
Spray CannounMWEa dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)verified
Spray GunnounMWEan applicator resembling a gun for applying liquid substances (as paint) in the form of a sprayverified
Sprayingnounthe dispersion of fungicides, insecticides, or fertilizer on growing crops, often from a low-flying aircraftverified
Spread EaglenounMWEan emblem (an eagle with wings and legs spread) on the obverse of the Great Seal of the United Statesverified
Spread SpectrumnounMWETelecommunications techniques in which a signal is transmitted in a bandwidth considerably greater than the frequency content of the original information. Frequency hopping, direct sequence spreading, time scrambling, and combinations of these techniques are forms of spread spectrum.Capability
Spreadernouna mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directionsverified
Spreading BellflowernounMWEEuropean perennial bellflower that grows in clumps with spreading stems and blue or white flowersverified
Spreading FactornounMWEan enzyme (trade name Hyazyme) that splits hyaluronic acid and so lowers its viscosity and increases the permeability of connective tissue and the absorption of fluidsverified
Spreading FleabanenounMWEwell-branched plant with hairy leaves and stems each with a solitary flower head with narrow white or pink or lavender raysverified
Spreading PogonianounMWEorchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lipverified
Spreadsheetnouna screen-oriented interactive program enabling a user to lay out financial data on the screenverified
Spriggernouna worker who strips the stems from moistened tobacco leaves and binds the leaves together into booksverified
Spring BeautynounMWEsmall slender plant having one pair of succulent leaves at the middle of the stem and a loose raceme of white or pink or rose bowl-shaped flowers and an edible cormverified
Spring FrognounMWEcommon North American green or brownish frog having white-edged dark oval spotsverified
Spring GunnounMWEa gun that is set to fire on any intruder that comes in contact with the wire that sets it offverified