Webster's Dictionary 1828

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SPAYING

SPA'YING, participle present tense Castrating, as a female beast.

3728

SPEAK

SPEAK, verb intransitivepreterit tense spoke, [spake, nearly, obsolete] participle passive spoke, spoken. It is easy to see that the root of this word is allied to that of beak ...

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SPEAKABLE

SPE'AKABLE, adjective1. That can be spoken.2. Having the power of speech.

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SPEAKER

SPE'AKER, noun1. One that speaks, in what ever manner.2. One that proclaims or celebrates. -No other speaker of my living actions.3. One that utters or pronounces a discourse; u...

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SPEAKING

SPE'AKING, participle present tense Uttering words; discoursing; talking.SPE'AKING, noun1. The act of uttering words; discourse.2. In colleges, public declamation.

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SPEAKING-TRUMPET

SPE'AKING-TRUMPET, noun A trumpet by which the sound of the human voice may be propagated to a great distance.

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SPEAR

SPEAR, noun1. A long pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing; a lance.2. A sharp pointed instrument with barbs; used for stabbing fish and other animals...

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SPEAR-FOOT

SPE'AR-FOOT, noun [spear and foot.] The far foot behind; used of a horse.

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SPEAR-GRASS

SPE'AR-GRASS, noun [spear and grass.]1. A long stiff grass.2. In New England, this name is given to a species of Poa.

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SPEAR-THISTLE

SPE'AR-THISTLE, noun A plant, a troublesome weed.

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SPEAR-WORT

SPE'AR-WORT, noun A plant; the popular name of the Ranunculus flammula.

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SPEARED

SPE'ARED, participle passive Pierced or killed with a spear.

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SPEARING

SPE'ARING, participle present tense1. Piercing or killing with a spear.2. Shooting into a long stem.

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SPEARMAN

SPE'ARMAN, noun [spear and man.] One who is armed with a spear. Psalms 68:1.

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SPEARMINT

SPE'ARMINT, noun [spear and mint.] A plant of the genus Mentha; a species of mint.

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SPECHT

SPECHT, SPEIGHT, noun A woodpecker. [Not in use.]SPE'CIAL, adjective [from Latin specialis, from species, form, figure, sort, from specio, to see. Hence species primarily is app...

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SPECIAL

SPECIAL, noun A particular. [Not Used.]

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SPECIALIZE

SPECIALIZE, verb transitive To mention specially. [Not in use.]

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SPECIALLY

SPECIALLY, adverb1. Particularly; in a manner beyond what is common, or out of the ordinary course. Every signal deliverance form danger ought to be specially noticed as a divin...

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SPECIALTY

SPECIALTY, noun1. Particularity. specialty of rule hat been neglected.2. A particular or peculiar case. Note. This word is now little used in the senses above. Its common accept...

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SPECIE

SPECIE, noun spe'shy. Coin; copper, silver or gold coined and used as a circulating medium of commerce. [See Special.]

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SPECIES

SPECIES, noun spe'shiz. [Latin from specio, to see. See Special.]1. In zoology, a collection of organized beings derived from one common parentage by natural generation, charact...

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SPECIFIC

SPECIF'IC, SPECIF'ICAL, a.1. That makes a thing of the species of which it is designating the peculiar property of properties of a thing, which constitute its species, and disti...

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SPECIFICAL

SPECIF'IC, SPECIF'ICAL, adjective1. That makes a thing of the species of which it is designating the peculiar property of properties of a thing, which constitute its species, an...

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SPECIFICALLY

SPECIF'ICALLY, adverb In such a manner as to constitute a species; according to the nature of the species. A body is specifically lighter than another, when it has less weight i...

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SPECIFICATION

SPECIFICA'TION, noun1. The act of determining by a mark or limit; notation of limits. The specification of limitation of the question hinders the disputers from wandering away f...

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SPECIFIED

SPEC'IFIED, participle passive Particularized; specially named.