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1. [**spectral**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spectral.md) adjective 1) Spectral means like a ghost; pale, shadowy and unreal.
2. [**spectre**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spectre.md) noun (US spelling specter; plural spectres) 1) A spectre is a ghost, or a frightening image of a ghost.
3. [**spectrum**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spectrum.md) noun (a spectrum, spectra or spectrums) The spectrum is the band of colours that white light splits into, as in a rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.
4. [**speculate**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/speculate.md) verb (speculate, speculates, speculated, speculating) To guess or form ideas about something when you don't have all the facts.
5. [**speculation**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/speculation.md) noun (speculation, speculations; also a speculation) Speculation is guessing about something without knowing all the facts.
6. [**speech**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/speech.md) noun (speech; a speech, speeches) Speech is the ability to speak, or spoken language: «Babies learn speech slowly.».
7. [**speechless**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/speechless.md) adjective 1) Speechless means unable to speak, usually from surprise, shock or wonder.
8. [**speed**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/speed.md) noun, verb (speed, speeds, sped, speeding) Speed is how fast something moves: how far it goes in some time.
9. [**speedboat**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/speedboat.md) noun (a speedboat, speedboats) 1) A small, fast boat with a powerful engine.
10. [**speedily**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/speedily.md) adverb 1) Speedily means quickly or without delay.
11. [**speedometer**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/speedometer.md) noun (a speedometer, speedometers) 1) An instrument in a car, bike, train or other vehicle that shows how fast it is going.
12. [**speedwell**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/speedwell.md) noun (speedwell, speedwells) 1) A small wild plant with tiny bright blue flowers, often found in grass, lawns and hedges.
13. [**speedy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/speedy.md) adjective (speedy, speedier, speediest) Speedy means fast, moving or happening quickly: a speedy car, a speedy runner.
14. [**spell**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spell.md) verb (spell, spells, spelt or spelled, spelling); noun (a spell, spells) To spell a word is to say or write its letters in the right order.
15. [**spellbound**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spellbound.md) adjective (spellbound) 1) So interested or amazed by something that you cannot look away or think of anything else. 2) In fairy tales: held under a magic spell.
16. [**speller**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/speller.md) noun (a speller, spellers) A speller is a person who spells words, described as good or bad at it: she's a good speller.
17. [**spelling**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spelling.md) noun (spelling — uncountable; a spelling, spellings); verb form (-ing of spell) Spelling is the way words are written with letters in the right order.
18. [**spelt**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spelt.md) verb, past tense and past participle of «spell» (UK, Australia, NZ, Ireland; US usually «spelled»); noun (spelt — a kind of wheat, uncountable) Wrote or said the letters of a word in the right order.
19. [**spend**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spend.md) verb (spend, spends, spent, spending) 1) To spend is to pay out money. 2) To spend time is to use it doing something or being somewhere: «spend a day at the zoo».
20. [**spendthrift**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spendthrift.md) noun (spendthrifts) 1) A spendthrift is a person who spends money fast and carelessly, until none is left.
21. [**sperm**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sperm.md) noun (sperm, sperms; a sperm cell) 1) A sperm is a tiny male cell made by male animals and men; when a sperm joins with an egg cell from a female, a new baby animal or baby…
22. [**spf**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spf.md) noun, abbreviation (SPF) 1) Short for «sun protection factor»: a number on sun cream showing how well it protects skin from the sun's burning rays (UVB).
23. [**sphagnum**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sphagnum.md) noun (sphagnum — uncountable; sphagnum moss) 1) A kind of soft moss that grows in wet bogs and can hold huge amounts of water; it slowly turns into peat.
24. [**sphere**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sphere.md) noun (a sphere, spheres) A round solid shape like a ball, where every point on the surface is the same distance from the centre.
25. [**spherical**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spherical.md) adjective (spherical; more spherical) Spherical means shaped like a ball, round in every direction, like a sphere.
26. [**sphinx**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sphinx.md) noun (a sphinx, sphinxes or sphinges; the Sphinx) The Great Sphinx is a huge ancient stone statue in Egypt with a lion's body and a human head, near the pyramids of Giza.
27. [**spice**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spice.md) noun (a spice, spices; spice — uncountable for excitement); verb (spice, spices, spiced, spicing; spice up) A spice is a dried part of a plant, such as seeds, bark or roots, used to give food a strong flavour: pepper, cinnamon, ginger, cumin.
28. [**spick**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spick.md) adjective (no other forms; used in «spick and span») 1) (old use) «Spick and span» means very clean, neat and tidy, as if brand new.
29. [**spicy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spicy.md) adjective (spicy, spicier, spiciest); noun spiciness Spicy food has a strong, hot or rich taste because it contains spices such as chilli or pepper.
30. [**spider**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spider.md) noun (spider, spiders) A spider is a small animal with 8 legs that spins webs of silk to catch insects.
31. [**spike**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spike.md) noun (a spike, spikes); verb (spike, spikes, spiked, spiking) A spike is a thin, sharp point, like on a fence, a cactus or a hedgehog.
32. [**spiky**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spiky.md) adjective (spiky, spikier, spikiest); noun spikiness Something spiky has many sharp points sticking out: a spiky cactus, a spiky shell.
33. [**spill**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spill.md) verb (spill, spills, spilled or spilt, spilling); noun (a spill, spills) To spill means to let a liquid or small pieces fall out of a container by accident.
34. [**spillage**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spillage.md) noun (a spillage, spillages; spillage — uncountable) A spillage is an amount of liquid or other stuff that has spilled out by accident.
35. [**spin**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spin.md) verb (spin, spins, spun, spinning); noun (a spin, spins) 1) To spin is to turn round and round quickly. 2) To spin something is to make it turn round quickly, like a top. 3) To spin is to make…
36. [**spinach**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spinach.md) noun (spinach, uncountable) 1) Spinach is a dark green leafy vegetable that can be eaten raw in salads or cooked.
37. [**spinal**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spinal.md) adjective (spinal) 1) To do with the spine (backbone) or the spinal cord.
38. [**spindle**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spindle.md) noun (a spindle, spindles) A thin, pointed stick used in hand spinning to twist wool or other fibres into thread.
39. [**spine**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spine.md) noun (a spine, spines) The row of small bones (vertebrae) down the middle of your back, also called the backbone.
40. [**spinner**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spinner.md) noun (a spinner, spinners) A spinner is a thing that spins, like a game spinner with a pointer that shows a number or colour.
41. [**spinning**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spinning.md) verb form (-ing of spin: spin, spins, spun, spinning); adjective (spinning: a spinning top); noun (spinning) Spinning means turning round and round quickly on the spot.
42. [**spinster**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spinster.md) noun (a spinster, spinsters) A spinster is a woman who has never married, usually an older one (old-fashioned).
43. [**spiny**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spiny.md) adjective (spiny, spinier, spiniest) 1) Spiny means covered with spines — sharp, stiff points like thorns or prickles.
44. [**spiracle**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spiracle.md) noun (a spiracle, spiracles) A spiracle is a tiny breathing hole in the side of an insect's or spider's body.
45. [**spiral**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spiral.md) noun (a spiral, spirals); adjective (spiral); verb (spiral, spirals, spiralled/spiraled, spiralling/spiraling) A spiral is a curve that winds round and round a centre point, getting further away or closer each time, like the shape of a snail shell.
46. [**spiralling**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spiralling.md) verb form (present participle of spiral: spiral, spirals, spiralled, spiralling; US spiraled, spiraling); adjective (spiralling costs) Spiralling means moving in a spiral, going round and round in a curve that gets wider or narrower, often while going up or down.
47. [**spire**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spire.md) noun (a spire, spires) A spire is a tall, pointed, cone-shaped structure on top of a building, usually on a church tower.
48. [**spirit**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spirit.md) noun (a spirit, spirits; spirit, uncountable); verb (spirit away) The part of a person that is their feelings and character, not their body; some believe it lives on after death.
49. [**spirited**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spirited.md) adjective (spirited, more spirited, most spirited); also the past form of the verb spirit ("spirited away") Spirited means full of energy, courage and liveliness: "a spirited little pony".
50. [**spirits**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spirits.md) noun (plural of spirit: a spirit, spirits) A person's mood or feelings: in high spirits (happy), in low spirits (sad).
51. [**spiritual**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spiritual.md) adjective (spiritual); noun (a spiritual, spirituals) To do with the human spirit, feelings and soul, rather than the body or things you own.
52. [**spit**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spit.md) verb (spit, spits, spat/spit, spitting); noun (spit, uncountable; a spit, spits) To spit is to push liquid or food out of your mouth.
53. [**spite**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spite.md) noun (spite; uncountable); verb (spite, spites, spited, spiting); preposition phrase (in spite of) Spite is a wish to hurt, annoy or upset someone on purpose: he broke it out of spite.
54. [**spiteful**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spiteful.md) adjective (more spiteful, most spiteful) 1) Spiteful means wanting to hurt or annoy someone, and being unkind on purpose.
55. [**spitefully**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spitefully.md) adverb (no other forms) 1) Spitefully means in a way that is meant to hurt or annoy someone.
56. [**spitting**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spitting.md) verb (-ing form of spit: spit, spits, spat/spit, spitting); noun (spitting — uncountable); adjective (spitting) Forcing saliva (spit) or food out of your mouth.
57. [**splash**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/splash.md) verb (splash, splashes, splashed, splashing); noun (a splash, splashes) To splash is to hit water or another liquid so that drops fly about.
58. [**splat**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/splat.md) noun (a splat, splats); verb (splat, splats, splatted, splatting); interjection (splat!) Splat is the wet slapping sound something soft makes when it hits a surface hard: splat!
59. [**splay**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/splay.md) verb (splay, splays, splayed, splaying); adjective (splay — rare) 1) To splay is to spread things wide apart, especially fingers, legs or feet. 2) Splayed means spread out wide or turned outward.
60. [**splendid**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/splendid.md) adjective (splendid, more splendid, most splendid); adverb (splendidly) 1) Very beautiful, grand and impressive: «a splendid palace». 2) (UK, a little old-fashioned) Very good; excellent: «What a splendid idea!»
61. [**splendidly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/splendidly.md) adverb (splendidly) 1) Very well; excellently. 2) In a grand, rich and beautiful way: splendidly dressed.
62. [**splendor**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/splendor.md) noun (splendors) 1) Splendor is great beauty, grandeur and a bright, grand show. (US spelling of «splendour»)
63. [**splendour**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/splendour.md) noun (splendours) 1) Splendour is great beauty, grandeur and a bright, grand show.
64. [**splice**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/splice.md) verb (splice, splices, spliced, splicing); noun (a splice, splices) To splice two ropes or wires means to join their ends together firmly, often by weaving the strands into each other.
65. [**splint**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/splint.md) noun (a splint, splints); verb (splint, splints, splinted, splinting) A straight, stiff piece of wood, plastic or metal tied to a broken or hurt arm, leg or finger to keep it still.
66. [**splinter**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/splinter.md) noun (a splinter, splinters); verb (splinter, splinters, splintered, splintering) A splinter is a small, sharp, thin piece of wood, glass or metal that has broken off, especially one that gets stuck in your skin.
67. [**split**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/split.md) verb (split, splits, split, splitting); noun (a split, splits) To split is to divide something into parts or groups: split the class into teams.
68. [**splitter**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/splitter.md) noun (a splitter, splitters) A device or tool that splits something, like a log splitter or a cable splitter that lets one signal go to two machines.
69. [**splitting**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/splitting.md) verb, -ing form of split (split, splits, split, splitting); adjective (a splitting headache) Splitting means breaking or cutting something into parts right now, often along a line.
70. [**splutter**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/splutter.md) verb (splutter, splutters, spluttered, spluttering); noun (a splutter, splutters) To speak quickly and with difficulty, making spitting sounds, because you are angry, shocked or embarrassed.
71. [**spoil**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spoil.md) verb (spoil, spoils, spoiled or spoilt, spoiling); noun (the spoils — rare) To spoil something means to ruin it or make it worse.
72. [**spoiler**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spoiler.md) noun (a spoiler, spoilers) A spoiler is information that tells you what happens in a story, film or game, especially the ending, before you have seen it.
73. [**spoilt**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spoilt.md) adjective (spoilt — US usually spoiled); verb form: past tense and past participle of «spoil» (spoil, spoils, spoilt/spoiled, spoiling) A spoilt child has been given everything they want, so they behave badly when they do not get their way.
74. [**spoke**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spoke.md) verb form (past of speak: speak, speaks, spoke, spoken); noun (a spoke, spokes) Spoke is the past form of «speak»: «She spoke to the teacher.».
75. [**spoken**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spoken.md) verb (past participle of speak); adjective (spoken) Spoken is the form of «speak» used after have, has, had or be: «I have spoken», «English is spoken here».
76. [**spokesman**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spokesman.md) noun (a spokesman, spokesmen); also spokeswoman, spokesperson 1) A spokesman is a person chosen to speak officially for a group, company, team or government, especially to newspapers and TV.
77. [**spokesperson**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spokesperson.md) noun (a spokesperson, spokespersons or spokespeople) A spokesperson is someone whose job is to speak for a group, company, government or organisation, giving its news and answering questions.
78. [**sponge**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sponge.md) noun (a sponge, sponges); verb (sponge, sponges, sponged, sponging) A sponge is a soft thing full of holes that soaks up water, used for washing or cleaning.
79. [**spongy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spongy.md) adjective (spongy, spongier, spongiest) Spongy means soft, squashy and full of tiny holes, like a sponge, so it springs back when pressed.
80. [**sponsor**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sponsor.md) noun (a sponsor, sponsors); verb (sponsor, sponsors, sponsored, sponsoring) A sponsor is a person or company that gives money to support an event, team or person, often to get their name shown.
81. [**sponsorship**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sponsorship.md) noun (sponsorship — uncountable; a sponsorship, sponsorships) Sponsorship is money or support that a person or company gives to pay for an event, team or activity, often to advertise their name.
82. [**spontaneous**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spontaneous.md) adjective (spontaneous, more spontaneous); adverb spontaneously Spontaneous means happening or done suddenly, without being planned.
83. [**spontaneously**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spontaneously.md) adverb (spontaneously) 1) Spontaneously means doing something suddenly, without planning it first, because you feel like it, as in «the crowd spontaneously…
84. [**spoof**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spoof.md) noun (a spoof, spoofs); verb (spoof, spoofs, spoofed, spoofing) A spoof is a funny copy of something, such as a film, song or advert, that makes fun of it by exaggerating it.
85. [**spook**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spook.md) noun (a spook, spooks); verb (spook, spooks, spooked, spooking); adjective spooky 1) (informal) A spook is a ghost. 2) To spook someone or an animal is to frighten or startle them suddenly. 3) (informal, US) A spook is a…
86. [**spooky**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spooky.md) adjective (spooky, spookier, spookiest) Spooky means strange and a bit frightening, as if there might be ghosts.
87. [**spoon**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spoon.md) noun (spoon, spoons); verb (spoon, spoons, spooned, spooning) A spoon is a small tool with a round, shallow end and a handle, used for eating, serving or stirring.
88. [**spoonbill**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spoonbill.md) noun (spoonbills) 1) A spoonbill is a wading bird with a long, flat bill shaped like a spoon.
89. [**spoonerism**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spoonerism.md) noun (a spoonerism, spoonerisms) 1) A spoonerism is a slip of the tongue where you swap the first sounds of two words, often by accident and with a funny result: «a…
90. [**spoonful**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spoonful.md) noun (a spoonful, spoonfuls) 1) A spoonful is the amount a spoon holds. 2) It is used as a rough measure in cooking and medicine, like a spoonful of sugar.
91. [**spore**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spore.md) noun (a spore, spores) A spore is a tiny cell made by fungi, ferns, mosses and some bacteria that can grow into a new living thing.
92. [**spork**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spork.md) noun (a spork, sporks) 1) A spork is a plastic or metal eating tool that is a spoon and a fork in one: a spoon shape with short prongs at the tip.
93. [**sport**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sport.md) noun (a sport, sports; sport, uncountable); verb (sport, sports, sported, sporting — to wear proudly); adjective sporty, sporting A sport is a game or activity where you move your body and follow rules, often to win: football, swimming, netball.
94. [**sportive**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sportive.md) adjective (sportive, more sportive) — old-fashioned Sportive means playful and full of fun: a sportive puppy.
95. [**sportsman**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sportsman.md) noun (a sportsman, sportsmen) A sportsman is a man who plays sport, especially well or as his job.
96. [**sportsmanship**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sportsmanship.md) noun (sportsmanship — uncountable) 1) Playing fairly and kindly in sport or games: following the rules, respecting the other team and the referee, and being a good winner…
97. [**sporty**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sporty.md) adjective (sporty, sportier, sportiest) A sporty person likes sport and is good at it.
98. [**spot**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spot.md) noun (a spot, spots); verb (spot, spots, spotted, spotting) A spot is a small round mark of a different colour, like spots on a ladybird.
99. [**spotless**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spotless.md) adjective (spotless); adverb spotlessly Spotless means completely clean, without any dirt or marks.
100. [**spotlight**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spotlight.md) noun (a spotlight, spotlights; the spotlight); verb (spotlight, spotlights, spotlighted or spotlit, spotlighting) A spotlight is a strong lamp that shines a narrow, bright beam onto one person or area, especially on a stage.

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