SPOUT
SPOUT, noun [G., to spit, and spotten is to mock, banter, sport. These are of one family; spout retaining nearly the primary and literal meaning. See Bud and Pout.]1. A pipe, or...
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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SPOUTED
SPOUTED, participle passive Thrown in a stream from a pipe or narrow orifice.
SPOUTING
SPOUTING, participle present tense Throwing in a stream from a pipe or narrow opening; pouring out words violently or affectedly.SPOUTING, noun The act of throwing out, as a liq...
SPRAG
SPRAG, adjective Vigorous; sprightly. [Local.] [Note. In America, this word is, in popular language, pronounced spry, which is a contraction of spright, in sprightly.]SPRAG, nou...
SPRAIN
SPRAIN, verb transitive To overstrain the ligaments of a joint; to stretch the ligaments so as to injure them, but without luxation or dislocation.SPRAIN, noun An excessive stra...
SPRAINED
SPRAINED, participle passive Injured by excessive straining.
SPRAINING
SPRAINING, participle present tense Injuring by excessive extension.
SPRAINTS
SPRAINTS, noun The dung of an otter.
SPRANG
SPRANG, preterit tense of spring; but sprung is more generally used.
SPRAT
SPRAT, noun A small fish of the species Clupea.
SPRAWL
SPRAWL, verb intransitive [The origin and affinities of this word are uncertain. It may be a contracted word.]1. To spread and stretch the body carelessly in a horizontal positi...
SPRAWLING
SPRAWLING, participle present tense1. Lying with the limbs awkwardly stretched; creeping with awkward motions; struggling with contorsion of the limbs.2. Widening or opening irr...
SPRAY
SPRAY, noun [probably allied to sprig. The radical sense is a shoot.]1. A small shoot or branch; or the extremity of a branch. Hence in England, spray faggots are bundles of sma...
SPREAD
SPREAD, SPRED, verb transitivepreterit tense and participle passivespread or spred. [G., to spread The more correct orthography is spred.
SPREADER
SPREADER, SPREDDER, n.1. One that spreads, extends, expands or propagates; as a spreader of disease.2. One that divulges one that causes to be more generally know; a publisher; ...
SPREADING
SPREADING, SPREDDING, participle present tense
SPRED
SPREAD, SPRED verb transitivepreterit tense and participle passive spread or SPRED [G., to spread. The more correct orthography is SPRED1. To extend in length and breadth, or in...
SPREDDER
SPREADER, SPREDDER noun1. One that spreads, extends, expands or propagates; as a spreader of disease.2. One that divulges one that causes to be more generally know; a publisher;...
SPREDDING
SPREADING, SPREDDING participle present tense1. Extending; expanding; propagating; divulging; dispersing; diffusing.2.adjective Extending or extended over a large space; wide; a...
SPRENT
SPRENT, participle passive Sprinkled. [See Sprinkle.]
SPRIG
SPRIG, noun1. A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray; as a sprig of laurel or of parsely.2. A brad, or nail without a head. [Local.]3. The representation of a s...
SPRIG-CRYSTAL
SPRIG-CRYSTAL, noun Crystal found in the form of a hexangular column, adhering to the stone, and terminating at the other end in a point.
SPRIGGED
SPRIGGED, participle passive Wrought with representations of small twigs.
SPRIGGING
SPRIGGING, participle present tense Working with sprigs.
SPRIGGY
SPRIGGY, adjective Full of sprigs or small branches.
SPRIGHT
SPRIGHT, SPRITE, noun [G., spirit. It should be written sprite.]1. A spirit; a shade; a soul; an incorporeal agent.Forth he calld, out of deep darkness dread, legions of spright...
SPRIGHTFUL
SPRIGHTFUL, adjective [This word seems to be formed from the root of sprag, a local word, pronounced in America spry. It belongs to the family of spring and sprig.] Lively; bris...