14-letter words starting with sp
- spending power — income available for spending
- spending spree — a brief period of extravagant spending
- spermatic cord — the cord by which a testis is suspended in the scrotum, containing the vas deferens and the blood vessels and nerves of the testis.
- spermatogenous — producing spermatozoa.
- spermatogonium — one of the undifferentiated germ cells giving rise to spermatocytes.
- spermatorrhoea — abnormally frequent and involuntary nonorgasmic emission of semen.
- spermatothecae — a female reproductive organ in some insects
- spermiogenesis — the development of a spermatozoon from a spermatid.
- sphaeristerium — an ancient Roman handball court.
- sphaerocrystal — a spherical crystalline mass
- spick and span — spotlessly clean and neat: a spick-and-span kitchen.
- spick-and-span — spotlessly clean and neat: a spick-and-span kitchen.
- spider phaeton — (formerly) a light horse-drawn carriage with a high body and large slender wheels
- spike lavender — a lavender, Lavandula latifolia, having spikes of pale-purple flowers, and yielding an oil used in painting.
- spindle-legged — (used with a plural verb) long, thin legs.
- spine-chilling — very frightening or horrifying.
- spine-tingling — A spine-tingling film or piece of music is enjoyable because it causes you to feel a strong emotion such as excitement or fear.
- spinning frame — a machine for drawing, twisting, and winding yarn.
- spinning jenny — an early spinning machine having more than one spindle, enabling a person to spin a number of yarns simultaneously.
- spinning wheel — a device formerly used for spinning wool, flax, etc., into yarn or thread, consisting essentially of a single spindle driven by a large wheel operated by hand or foot.
- spinthariscope — an instrument that detects ionizing radiation by picking up sparks of light from alpha particles.
- spiny anteater — echidna.
- spiral binding — a binding, as for a notebook or booklet, in which the pages are fastened together by a spiral of wire or plastic that coils through a series of holes punched along one side of each page and the front and back covers.
- spirit compass — a wet compass filled with a mixture of alcohol and water.
- spirit rapping — a form of communication between living persons and the spirits of deceased persons by tapping out messages on a table, board, or the like.
- spirit varnish — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
- spirit writing — writing allegedly produced by spirits or supernatural forces.
- spiritualistic — the belief or doctrine that the spirits of the dead, surviving after the mortal life, can and do communicate with the living, especially through a person (a medium) particularly susceptible to their influence.
- spiritualities — church property or revenue or a Church benefice
- spiritus asper — rough breathing.
- spiritus lenis — smooth breathing.
- spirochaetosis — a disease caused by infection with a spirochete.
- spironolactone — a steroid, C 2 4 H 3 2 O 4 S, used in combination with other drugs as a diuretic and antihypertensive.
- spit and image — a person who bears a strong physical resemblance to another, esp to a relative
- spitting cobra — any cobra or cobralike snake, especially the ringhals, that sprays venom at the eyes of approaching animals.
- spitting image — spit1 (def 13).
- spittle insect — any of numerous leaping, homopterous insects of the family Cercopidae, which in the immature stages live in a spittlelike secretion on plants.
- splash erosion — erosion caused by the impact of falling raindrops.
- splatter movie — a film containing many scenes of violent and gruesome murders.
- splinter group — a small organization that becomes separated from or acts apart from an original larger group or a number of other small groups, with which it would normally be united, as because of disagreement.
- split decision — a decision of a bout on whose outcome the referee and judges did not unanimously agree.
- split-pea soup — soup made from split peas
- spoiled priest — a person who was a student for the priesthood but who has withdrawn or been dismissed
- sponge pudding — a light steamed or baked pudding, spongy in texture, made with various flavourings or fruit
- sporangiophore — a structure bearing sporangia.
- sporangiospore — a spore that is produced within a sporangium.
- sporotrichosis — a widespread infectious disease marked by nodules or ulcers of the skin, chiefly affecting humans and domestic mammals and caused by the fungus Sporothrix schenckii.
- sportfisherman — a motorboat fitted out for sportfishing.
- sporting house — Older Use. a brothel.
- sports complex — exercise facility, leisure centre