yrate; protract, prolong, extend.

spinach, n. Associated Word: spinaceous.

spinal, a. vertebral, rachidian.

spinal cord. myelon, myel.

spindle-shaped, a. fusoid, fusiform.

spindling, a. tall and slender.

spine, n. backbone, spinal column, rachis, chine. Associated Words:
Vertebrata, Invertebrata, vertebra, vertebrate, cyrtosis, chiropractic,
chiropractor, spondyle, coccyx, rickets, ependyma, ependymis.

spineless, a. invertebrate.

spinet, n. virginal, clarichord.

spinning, n. whirling, twirling.

spiral, a. winding, cochleate, helical, turbinated, helicoid.

spire, n. steeple; shoot, stalk, blade, spear; top, peak, summit.

spirit, n. soul; shade, apparition, specter, ghost, phantom,
revenant; animus; vivacity, energy, life, ardor, enthusiasm, zeal, force,
intensity; temper, mood; meaning, intent, significance; pl. manes.

spirit, v. inspirit, animate, encourage; spirit away, carry off,
kidnap, abduct.

spirited, a. animated, lively, ardent, mettlesome, fervent,
passionate.

spit, v. expectorate; spawl, sputter; eject.

spit, n. spittle, sputum, saliva. Associated Words: salivary,
salivous, salivant, salivate, salivation, ptyalin.

spite, n. malignity, malice, rancor, hate, resentment, defiance,
spleen.

spiteful, a. malicious, malign, malignant, rancorous, hateful.

spitting, n. expectoration.

spittoon, n. cuspidor, spitbox.

splash, v. plash, dash, spatter, dabble.-- n. daub, splotch,
blot.

spleen, n. milt; anger, spite, malice, choler; melancholy,
depression. Associated Words: splenic, splenetic, splenography,
splenology, splenotomy, splenitis, lienal, lienitis, splenalgia,
splenocele, splenoid.

spleeny, a. irritable, petulant, choleric, irascible; melancholy.

splendid, a. bright, brilliant; magnificent, grand, superb, imposing,
sumptuous; illustrious, glorious, distinguished, celebrated, famous.

splendor, n. brilliancy, brightness; magnificence, pageantry, pomp,
grandeur; renown, glory, eminence, sublimity, fame.

splice, v. interweave, unite, braid together.

splinter, n. sliver, flinder.

split, v. rive, cleave, sunder, rend, divide, separate, rift, burst,
rupture, disunite, disrupt.

split, n. crack, rent, fissure, rift; (Colloq.) breach, separation,
disunion, rupture.

split, a. cleft, riven, divided, sundered, rent, disunited cloven.

splitting, n. fission, cleavage, riving, sundering, rupture
disruption. Associated Words: fissile, fissility.

splotch, n.