spiritualistic | (adjective) of or relating to or connected with spiritualism | Synonyms: spiritualist |
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spirituality | (noun) concern with things of the spirit | Synonyms: otherworldliness, spiritism, spiritualism |
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(noun) property or income owned by a church | Synonyms: church property, spiritualty |
spiritualization | (noun) the act of making something spiritual; infusing it with spiritual content | Synonyms: spiritualisation |
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spiritualize | (verb) purify from the corrupting influences of the world | Synonyms: spiritualise |
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(verb) elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration | Synonyms: glorify, transfigure |
(verb) give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense | Synonyms: spiritualise |
spiritually | (adverb) in a spiritual manner | - |
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spiritualty | (noun) property or income owned by a church | Synonyms: church property, spirituality |
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spirituous | (adjective) containing or of the nature of alcohol | Synonyms: spiritous |
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spirochaete | (noun) parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals | Synonyms: spirochete |
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spirochete | (noun) parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals | Synonyms: spirochaete |
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spirogram | (noun) a recording of breathing made with a spirograph | - |
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spirograph | (noun) a measuring instrument for recording the depth and rapidity of breathing movements | - |
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spirogyra | (noun) freshwater algae consisting of minute filaments containing spiral chlorophyll bands | - |
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spirometer | (noun) a measuring instrument for measuring the vital capacity of the lungs | - |
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spirometry | (noun) the use of a spirometer to measure vital capacity | - |
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spironolactone | (noun) a synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertension | Synonyms: Aldactone |
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spirt | (noun) the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid) | Synonyms: jet, spurt, squirt |
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(verb) move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy | Synonyms: forge, spurt |
(verb) gush forth in a sudden stream or jet | Synonyms: gush, spout, spurt |
spirula | (noun) a small tropical cephalopod of the genus Spirula having prominent eyes and short arms and a many-chambered shell coiled in a flat spiral | Synonyms: Spirula peronii |
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spit | (noun) the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) | Synonyms: expectoration, spitting |
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(noun) a skewer for holding meat over a fire | - |
(noun) a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches | Synonyms: saliva, spittle |
(noun) a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea | Synonyms: tongue |
(verb) expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth | Synonyms: ptyalise, ptyalize, spew, spue |
(verb) utter with anger or contempt | Synonyms: spit out |
(verb) drive a skewer through | Synonyms: skewer |
(verb) rain gently | Synonyms: patter, pitter-patter, spatter, sprinkle |
spitball | (noun) an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it | Synonyms: spitter |
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(noun) a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere | - |
spite | (noun) malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty | Synonyms: bitchiness, cattiness, nastiness, spitefulness |
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(noun) feeling a need to see others suffer | Synonyms: malice, maliciousness, spitefulness, venom |
(verb) hurt the feelings of | Synonyms: bruise, hurt, injure, offend, wound |
spiteful | (adjective) showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite | Synonyms: despiteful, vindictive |
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spitefully | (adverb) with spite; in a spiteful manner | - |
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(adverb) in a maliciously spiteful manner | Synonyms: despitefully |
spitefulness | (noun) malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty | Synonyms: bitchiness, cattiness, nastiness, spite |
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(noun) feeling a need to see others suffer | Synonyms: malice, maliciousness, spite, venom |
spitfire | (noun) a highly emotional and quick-tempered person (especially a girl or woman) | - |
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spitter | (noun) an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it | Synonyms: spitball |
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(noun) a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth) | Synonyms: expectorator |
spitting | (noun) the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) | Synonyms: expectoration, spit |
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spittle | (noun) a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches | Synonyms: saliva, spit |
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spittlebug | (noun) small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete | Synonyms: spittle insect |
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spittoon | (noun) a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place) | Synonyms: cuspidor |
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spitz | (noun) any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail | - |
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spiv | (noun) a person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes; goes about smartly dressed and having a good time | - |
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