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Meanings of Spadix:

noun

A spike of minute flowers closely arranged round a fleshy axis and typically enclosed in a spathe, characteristic of the arums.

Usage examples:

The fruit is composed of a mass of berries on a spadix, the fleshy central spike first seen in the …

Meanings of Spae:

verb

Predict; foretell.

Usage examples:

Some finns had spaed that he should settle in iceland

Meanings of Spaed:

verb

Predict; foretell.

Usage examples:

Some finns had spaed that he should settle in iceland

Meanings of Spaeing:

verb

Predict; foretell.

Usage examples:

Some finns had spaed that he should settle in iceland

Meanings of Spaeman:

noun

A man supposed to be able to foresee the future; a soothsayer.

Meanings of Spaes:

verb

Predict; foretell.

Usage examples:

Some finns had spaed that he should settle in iceland

Meanings of Spaetzle:

plural noun

Small dumplings of a type made in southern germany and alsace, consisting of seasoned dough poached in boiling water.

Usage examples:

Divide bacon and spaetzle mixture among plates and top each portion with two pieces pork belly.

noun

A food, originally from germany, that is similar to pasta, made with eggs, flour, and milk, and formed into small round or long shapes before being boiled and sometimes fried

Usage examples:

Spaetzle may be browned in a little butter before serving., the braised ham with spatzle was delici…

Meanings of Spaewife:

noun

A woman who is believed to be able to predict the future.

Usage examples:

But perhaps my teacher, the spaewife of ostree, may know better.

Meanings of Spag:

noun

A dish consisting of spaghetti with a tomato and meat sauce

Meanings of Spaghetti:

noun

Pasta made in solid strings, between macaroni and vermicelli in thickness.

Usage examples:

As an alternative, instead of using spaghetti, use pasta shells instead.

Meanings of Spaghettini:

noun

Pasta in the form of strings of thin spaghetti.

Usage examples:

I pour myself another glass of wine, light a cigarette and think about whether to use spaghettini o…

Meanings of Spagyric:

adjective

Relating to alchemy.

Usage examples:

Thousands proclaim themselves adept that have dealt little with spagyric matter

noun

An alchemist.

Usage examples:

The corporate philosophy bases on the ‘classical’ tradition of spagyrics and promotes the further d…

Meanings of Spagyrics:

noun

An alchemist.

Usage examples:

The corporate philosophy bases on the ‘classical’ tradition of spagyrics and promotes the further d…

adjective

Relating to alchemy.

Usage examples:

Thousands proclaim themselves adept that have dealt little with spagyric matter

Meanings of Spahi:

noun

A member of the turkish irregular cavalry.

Usage examples:

By his coming, the life of the spahi is saved; but his fear of his old comrades is such that he ref…

Meanings of Spahis:

noun

A member of the turkish irregular cavalry.

Usage examples:

By his coming, the life of the spahi is saved; but his fear of his old comrades is such that he ref…

Meanings of Spain:

proper noun

A country in south-western europe, occupying the greater part of the iberian peninsula; population 46,100,000 (estimated 2015); languages, spanish (official), catalan; capital, madrid.

noun

A country in western europe

Meanings of Spake:

verb

Archaic past of speak.

Meanings of Spall:

verb

Break (ore, rock, or stone) into smaller pieces, especially in preparation for sorting.

Usage examples:

The ore was spalled by young women seated at anvils

noun

A splinter or chip, especially of rock.

Usage examples:

Any cracks, chips, holes, dips or spalls should be repaired in order to achieve a flat surface.

Meanings of Spallation:

noun

The break-up of a bombarded nucleus into several parts.

Meanings of Spalled:

verb

Break (ore, rock, or stone) into smaller pieces, especially in preparation for sorting.

Usage examples:

The ore was spalled by young women seated at anvils

noun

A splinter or chip, especially of rock.

Usage examples:

Any cracks, chips, holes, dips or spalls should be repaired in order to achieve a flat surface.

Meanings of Spalling:

verb

Break (ore, rock, or stone) into smaller pieces, especially in preparation for sorting.

Usage examples:

The ore was spalled by young women seated at anvils

noun

A splinter or chip, especially of rock.

Usage examples:

Any cracks, chips, holes, dips or spalls should be repaired in order to achieve a flat surface.

Meanings of Spalls:

verb

Break (ore, rock, or stone) into smaller pieces, especially in preparation for sorting.

Usage examples:

The ore was spalled by young women seated at anvils

noun

A splinter or chip, especially of rock.

Usage examples:

Any cracks, chips, holes, dips or spalls should be repaired in order to achieve a flat surface.

Meanings of Spalpeen:

noun

A rascal.

Usage examples:

The two spalpeens laughed and dodged through traffic to the opposite side of the narrow street.

Meanings of Spalpeens:

noun

A rascal.

Usage examples:

The two spalpeens laughed and dodged through traffic to the opposite side of the narrow street.

Meanings of Spam:

noun

Irrelevant or unsolicited messages sent over the internet, typically to a large number of users, for the purposes of advertising, phishing, spreading malware, etc.

Usage examples:

E-mail and newsgroup spam are annoying, but at least they file neatly into your e-mail or newsgroup…

verb

Send the same message indiscriminately to (a large number of internet users).

Usage examples:

Experts at sophos have warned users to be wary of unsolicited emails claiming to contain photograph…