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Emoji
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#8250
😮💨
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spent
/spɛnt/
verb, adjective
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spent
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spent
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Past tense and past participle of 'spend'; also used as an adjective meaning exhausted or used up.
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She spent all her energy preparing for the exam. |
spent force |
Someone or something that has lost strength, influence, or power
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used, exhausted, depleted, consumed
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saved, unused, fresh
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spent energy, spent force, money spent, time spent
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#8251
🦴
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splint
/splɪnt/
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A rigid device used to support and immobilize a broken or injured body part.
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The doctor applied a splint to stabilize the patient's broken arm. |
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brace, support, cast, bandage
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freedom, release
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apply a splint, wooden splint, fracture splint, arm splint
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#8252
🪢
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splice
/splaɪs/
verb
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spliced
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spliced
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splices
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splicing
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to join two pieces of rope, film, or other material by weaving or attaching them together
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The technician spliced the two wires to restore the connection. |
splice together |
to join or combine things
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join, connect, bind, weave, fuse
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separate, split, detach
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splice wires, splice rope, splice together, splice film
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#8253
😤
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splenetic
/splɪˈnɛtɪk/
adjective
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bad-tempered, irritable, spiteful
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His splenetic remarks offended everyone in the room. |
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irritable, bad-tempered, cranky, spiteful
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calm, cheerful
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splenetic mood, splenetic remark, splenetic attack, splenetic tone
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#8254
😠
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spleen
/spliːn/
noun
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an organ in the body that produces lymphocytes and filters blood; also refers to bad temper or spite
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He vented his spleen on his coworkers after the meeting. |
vent one's spleen |
to express anger or frustration
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anger, malice, resentment, bitterness
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calm, kindness
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ruptured spleen, human spleen, vent spleen, inflamed spleen
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#8255
⛪
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spire
/ˈspaɪər/
noun
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a tall, pointed structure on top of a building, especially a church
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The church spire could be seen from miles away. |
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steeple, pinnacle, tower, turret
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base, foundation
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church spire, tall spire, spire rising, pointed spire
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#8256
🌵
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spiny
/ˈspaɪni/
adjective
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covered with or full of spines; having sharp points
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The spiny cactus stood tall in the desert. |
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thorny, prickly, barbed, bristly
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smooth, soft
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spiny cactus, spiny surface, spiny leaves, spiny fish
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#8257
👩🦳
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spinster
/ˈspɪnstər/
noun
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An unmarried woman, often one who is older and considered unlikely to marry
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The novel featured a kind-hearted spinster who cared for the village children. |
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unmarried woman, old maid, single woman, maiden
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bride, wife
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old spinster, kindly spinster, village spinster
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#8258
🌵
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spinous
/ˈspaɪnəs/
adjective
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Having spines or thorn-like projections
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The spinous cactus was difficult to handle without gloves. |
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thorny, spiky, prickly, barbed, bristly
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smooth, soft
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spinous cactus, spinous plant, spinous process
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#8259
🌱
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spindly
/ˈspɪndli/
adjective
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Long, thin, and weak-looking
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The spindly tree bent under the weight of the snow. |
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thin, lanky, slender, fragile, weak
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sturdy, strong, thick
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spindly legs, spindly tree, spindly plant
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#8260
🌀
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spin
/spɪn/
verb
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spun
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spun
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spins
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spinning
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To turn around quickly or cause something to rotate
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The dancer began to spin gracefully on the stage. |
spin out of control |
To lose stability or control
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twirl, rotate, whirl, revolve, turn
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stop, halt, remain
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spin wheel, spin around, spin class, spin doctor
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#8261
🗿
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sphinx-like
/ˈsfɪŋks laɪk/
adjective
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Mysterious, enigmatic, or difficult to interpret
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Her sphinx-like smile made it hard to guess what she was thinking. |
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enigmatic, mysterious, cryptic, inscrutable, puzzling
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clear, obvious, transparent
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sphinx-like expression, sphinx-like silence, sphinx-like mystery
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#8262
📏
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spherometer
/sfɪˈrɒmɪtər/
noun
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An instrument used for measuring the curvature of spherical surfaces.
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The scientist used a spherometer to measure the lens curvature. |
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measuring device, optical instrument, gauge
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none, unmeasured
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use spherometer, precision spherometer, spherometer reading
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#8263
🌍
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spheroid
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noun
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A three-dimensional shape that is almost spherical but slightly flattened or elongated.
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The Earth is not a perfect sphere but an oblate spheroid. |
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ellipsoid, globe, orb, ball
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cube, flat surface
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oblate spheroid, prolate spheroid, approximate spheroid
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#8264
⚪
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sphericity
/sfɛˈrɪsɪti/
noun
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The quality or state of being spherical; roundness.
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The sphericity of the ball made it roll smoothly on the ground. |
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roundness, circularity, globularity, curvature
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flatness, irregularity
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perfect sphericity, degree of sphericity, measure sphericity
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#8265
🪙
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specie
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noun
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money in the form of coins rather than notes or credit
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The transaction was made in specie. |
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coinage, money, currency, cash
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credit, paper money
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paid in specie, specie payment, specie reserves
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#8266
💸
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spendthrift
/ˈspɛndˌθrɪft/
noun
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A person who spends money extravagantly or wastefully.
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The young prince was known as a spendthrift, wasting his fortune on lavish parties. |
spendthrift ways |
Extravagant and wasteful spending habits
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waster, prodigal, squanderer, waster, profligate
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miser, saver, frugal
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spendthrift habits, spendthrift lifestyle, notorious spendthrift
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#8267
🧗♂️
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spelunker
/spɪˈlʌŋkər/
noun
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A person who explores caves as a hobby.
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The spelunker carried ropes and lights into the dark cave. |
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caver, cave explorer, potholer, adventurer
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outsider, non-explorer
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experienced spelunker, amateur spelunker, group of spelunkers
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#8268
😶
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speechless
/ˈspiːtʃləs/
adjective
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Unable to speak because of shock, surprise, or strong emotion.
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She was speechless when she received the award. |
left speechless |
So surprised or moved that one cannot speak.
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silent, dumbfounded, stunned, amazed, shocked
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expressive, vocal, articulate
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left speechless, completely speechless, almost speechless
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#8269
💹
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speculator
/ˈspɛkjʊˌleɪtər/
noun
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A person who forms theories without evidence, or invests in assets hoping for profit.
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The real estate speculator bought land hoping its value would rise. |
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investor, gambler, risk-taker, opportunist
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saver, conservative
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real estate speculator, stock speculator, market speculator
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#8270
🤔
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speculate
/ˈspɛkjʊˌleɪt/
verb
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speculated
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speculated
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speculates
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speculating
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To form a theory or guess without firm evidence; to invest in stocks, property, etc. hoping for profit.
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Experts speculate that the company may expand into new markets. |
wildly speculate |
To guess without much evidence or basis.
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guess, hypothesize, suppose, invest, gamble
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know, prove, confirm
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speculate about, speculate on, speculate wildly, speculate heavily
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#8271
🌈
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spectrum
/ˈspɛktrəm/
noun
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A range of different things, often related to colors, ideas, or classifications.
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The festival attracted people from across the political spectrum. |
broad spectrum |
Covering a wide range of ideas or possibilities.
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range, scope, span, variety, gamut
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limit, restriction, boundary
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political spectrum, full spectrum, broad spectrum, across the spectrum
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#8272
🌫️
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spectral
/ˈspɛktrəl/
adjective
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Relating to a ghost or specter; ghostly. Also relating to a spectrum.
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The old mansion had a spectral atmosphere at night. |
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ghostly, eerie, phantom, shadowy
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real, solid, natural
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spectral figure, spectral light, spectral appearance
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#8273
👻
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specter
/ˈspɛktər/
noun
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A ghost or spirit; something that causes fear or dread.
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The specter of war still haunts the region. |
specter of doom |
the fear of inevitable disaster
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ghost, apparition, phantom, spirit
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reality, certainty
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specter of war, haunting specter, dark specter
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#8274
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spectator
/ˈspɛkteɪtər/
noun
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A person who watches an event, show, or game without taking part.
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Thousands of spectators gathered to watch the football match. |
mere spectator |
someone who is only watching without involvement
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viewer, observer, onlooker, audience
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participant, player
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sports spectator, theater spectator, excited spectator
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#8275
🔹
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speck
/spɛk/
noun
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A very small spot, mark, or particle.
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There was a tiny speck of dust on the glass table. |
not a speck |
not even a small amount
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spot, dot, grain, fleck, particle
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bulk, mass
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speck of dust, tiny speck, speck in the sky
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#8276
🎭
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specious
/ˈspiːʃəs/
adjective
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Superficially plausible but actually false; misleading in appearance.
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The politician’s argument was specious, sounding convincing but lacking real evidence. |
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misleading, deceptive, false, fallacious, illusory
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genuine, real, true
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specious argument, specious reasoning, specious claim
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#8277
🧪
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specimen
/ˈspɛsəmən/
noun
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an individual animal, plant, piece of a mineral, etc., used as an example of its species or type for scientific study
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The museum has a rare butterfly specimen. |
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sample, example, instance, exhibit
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whole, entirety
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blood specimen, rare specimen, specimen collection, specimen sample
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#8278
📌
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specific
/spəˈsɪfɪk/
adjective
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clearly defined or identified
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She gave specific instructions for the project. |
to be specific |
to clarify or state something exactly
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exact, precise, detailed, explicit
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general, vague
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specific details, specific instructions, specific case, specific purpose
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#8279
🐼
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species
/ˈspiːʃiːz/
noun
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a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding
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The panda is an endangered species. |
endangered species |
a species at risk of extinction
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type, kind, group, breed
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individual, singular
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endangered species, rare species, animal species, plant species
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