Nouns

spadefoot

noun

a burrowing toad of the northern hemisphere with a horny spa...

spaghettini

noun

thin spaghetti

spalacidae

noun

mole rats

spalax

noun

type genus of the Spalacidae

spammer

noun

someone who sends unwanted email (often in bulk)

spandril

noun

an approximately triangular surface area between two adjacen...

spareness

noun

the property of having little body fat

sparer

noun

someone who refrains from injuring or destroying

sparganiaceae

noun

coextensive with the genus Sparganium

sparganium

noun

type and sole genus of Sparganiaceae; marsh or aquatic herbs...

sparidae

noun

porgies; scups

sparkleberry

noun

shrub or small tree of eastern United States having black in...

sparmannia

noun

small genus of tropical African shrubs

sparseness

noun

the property of being scanty or scattered; lacking denseness

sparsity

noun

the property of being scanty or scattered; lacking denseness

spartium

noun

one species: Spanish broom

spatangoida

noun

heart-shaped sea urchins

spathiphyllum

noun

any of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a wh...

spawl

noun

a fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore...

spawner

noun

a female fish at spawning time

speakership

noun

the position of Speaker

spearpoint

noun

the head and sharpened point of a spear

specialiser

noun

an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of lear...

specializer

noun

an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of lear...

specifier

noun

someone who draws up specifications giving details (as for o...

speciousness

noun

an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming p...

spectinomycin

noun

an antibiotic used to treat gonorrhea

speculativeness

noun

financial risk

speechifier

noun

a person who delivers a speech or oration

speechwriter

noun

a writer who composes speeches for others to deliver

speediness

noun

a rate that is rapid

speedskater

noun

an ice-skater who races competitively; usually around an ova...

speedup

noun

the act of accelerating; increasing the speed

spelaeologist

noun

a person who explores caves

spelaeology

noun

the scientific study of caves

speleologist

noun

a person who explores caves

spergula

noun

small genus of Old World annual herbs: corn spurry

spergularia

noun

chiefly maritime Eurasian herbs: sand spurry; sea spurry

spermatocele

noun

a swelling on the epididymis or the testis; usually contains...

spermatocide

noun

a contraceptive agent that kills spermatozoa

spermatophyta

noun

seed plants; comprises the Angiospermae (or Magnoliophyta) a...

spermatozoan

noun

the male reproductive cell; the male gamete

spermophilus

noun

typical ground squirrels

spewer

noun

a person who vomits

sphacele

noun

a dicotyledonous genus of the family Labiatae

sphacelotheca

noun

genus of smut fungus

sphaeralcea

noun

large genus of chiefly tropical herbs with showy flowers and...

sphaeriaceae

noun

parasitic fungi having globose and sometimes necked or beake...

sphaeriales

noun

large order of ascomycetous fungi usually having a dark hard...

sphaerobolaceae

noun

monotypic family of fungi in which the more or less spherica...