| span | (noun) the act of sitting or standing astride | Synonyms: straddle |
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| (noun) a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. | Synonyms: bridge |
| (noun) the distance or interval between two points | - |
| (noun) a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches) | - |
| (noun) two items of the same kind | Synonyms: brace, couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, twain, twosome, yoke |
| (noun) the complete duration of something | - |
| (verb) to cover or extend over an area or time period | Synonyms: cross, sweep, traverse |
| spandex | (noun) an elastic synthetic fabric | - |
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| spandrel | (noun) an approximately triangular surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them | Synonyms: spandril |
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| spandril | (noun) an approximately triangular surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them | Synonyms: spandrel |
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| spang | (verb) leap, jerk, bang | Synonyms: bang |
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| spangle | (noun) adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing | Synonyms: diamante, sequin |
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| (verb) decorate with spangles | Synonyms: bespangle |
| (verb) glitter as if covered with spangles | - |
| spangled | (adjective) covered with beads or jewels or sequins | Synonyms: beady, gemmed, jeweled, jewelled, sequined, spangly |
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| spangly | (adjective) covered with beads or jewels or sequins | Synonyms: beady, gemmed, jeweled, jewelled, sequined, spangled |
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| spaniel | (noun) any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears | - |
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| spank | (noun) a slap with the flat of the hand | - |
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| (verb) give a spanking to; subject to a spanking | Synonyms: larrup, paddle |
| spanker | (noun) a fore-and-aft sail set on the aftermost lower mast (usually the mizzenmast) of a vessel | - |
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| (noun) a hitter who slaps (usually another person) with an open hand | Synonyms: slapper |
| spanking | (adjective) quick and energetic | Synonyms: alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, zippy |
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| (noun) the act of slapping on the buttocks | - |
| spanner | (noun) a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt | Synonyms: wrench |
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