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Emoji
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#8280
🏇
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spur
/spɜːr/
verb
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spurred
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spurred
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spurs
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spurring
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To encourage or motivate someone to take action.
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The teacher's praise spurred him to study harder. |
spur of the moment |
An impulsive or unplanned decision.
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encourage, motivate, inspire, prompt, stimulate
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deter, discourage
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spur action, spur growth, spur development
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#8281
⚖️
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stabilize
/ˈsteɪ.bə.laɪz/
verb
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stabilized
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stabilized
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stabilizes
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stabilizing
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to make something steady, secure, or unlikely to change suddenly
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The government took measures to stabilize the economy. |
stabilize the situation |
to bring a situation under control or make it steady
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steady, secure, balance, fix, support
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destabilize, weaken, disrupt
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stabilize economy, stabilize situation, stabilize prices, stabilize market
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#8282
😑
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squint
/skwɪnt/
verb
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squinted
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squinted
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squints
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squinting
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to look with partly closed eyes
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She squinted at the bright sunlight. |
squint at |
to look at something with eyes partly closed
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peer, glance, blink, peer closely
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stare, gaze, look openly
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squint eyes, squint hard, squint slightly
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#8283
🌧️
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squelch
/skwɛltʃ/
verb
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squelched
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squelched
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squelches
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squelching
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to make a soft sucking sound, such as when walking on mud; to suppress or silence
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His boots squelched in the wet ground. |
squelch a rumor |
to stop or silence a rumor quickly
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suppress, silence, smother, extinguish
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encourage, spread, amplify
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squelch noise, squelch rumor, squelch dissent
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#8284
🤢
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squeamish
/ˈskwiːmɪʃ/
adjective
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easily made to feel sick, faint, or disgusted
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She felt squeamish at the sight of blood. |
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sensitive, nauseated, delicate, faint
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hardy, tough, unbothered
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squeamish about, squeamish reaction, squeamish feeling
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#8285
🚷
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squatter
/ˈskwɒtər/
noun
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a person who unlawfully occupies an uninhabited building or unused land
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The police removed the squatters from the abandoned house. |
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occupant, settler, trespasser, intruder
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owner, landlord, tenant
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illegal squatter, squatter rights, squatter settlement
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#8286
🏋️
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squat
/skwɒt/
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squatted
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squatted
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squats
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squatting
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to crouch or sit with knees bent and body close to the ground
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He squatted down to tie his shoes. |
squat down |
to lower oneself into a squatting position
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crouch, hunker, duck, bend, stoop
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stand, rise, straighten
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squat position, squat exercise, squat building, squat rack
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#8287
🦟
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squash
/skwɒʃ/
verb
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squashed
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squashed
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squashes
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squashing
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to crush or squeeze something with force so that it becomes flat or broken
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She accidentally squashed the bug with her shoe. |
squash the rumor |
to stop a rumor from spreading
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crush, flatten, compress, squeeze
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inflate, expand
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squash a bug, squash the rumor, squash competition, squash against
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#8288
💸
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squander
/ˈskwɒndər/
verb
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squandered
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squandered
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squanders
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squandering
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to waste something, especially money or time, in a reckless or foolish manner
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He squandered all his savings on gambling. |
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waste, misuse, dissipate, fritter
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save, conserve, invest
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squander money, squander opportunities, squander resources, squander wealth
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#8289
🗑️
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squalor
/ˈskwɒlər/
noun
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the state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially due to poverty or neglect
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They lived in squalor without basic facilities. |
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filth, dirtiness, poverty, misery
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cleanliness, luxury
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live in squalor, extreme squalor, poverty and squalor
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#8290
🌬️
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squall
/skwɔːl/
noun
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a sudden violent gust of wind, often accompanied by rain, snow, or sleet
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A sudden squall caught the sailors off guard. |
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gust, storm, outburst, gale
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calm, stillness
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sudden squall, snow squall, rain squall, violent squall
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#8291
🏚️
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squalid
/ˈskwɒlɪd/
adjective
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extremely dirty and unpleasant, often due to poverty or neglect
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He lived in a squalid room with broken furniture. |
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filthy, dirty, shabby, grimy, foul
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clean, neat, tidy
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squalid conditions, squalid room, squalid life, squalid environment
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#8292
👶🍰
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squabble
/ˈskwɒbəl/
verb
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squabbled
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squabbled
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squabbles
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squabbling
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To argue noisily over something small or unimportant.
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The children squabbled over the last piece of cake. |
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argue, quarrel, bicker, dispute, wrangle
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agree, cooperate
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squabble over, family squabble, childish squabble
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#8293
🚫
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spurn
/spɜːrn/
verb
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spurned
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spurned
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spurns
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spurning
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To reject something or someone with disdain or contempt.
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She spurned his offer of help. |
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reject, refuse, decline, dismiss, scorn
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accept, embrace, approve
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spurn an offer, spurn a suggestion, spurn advances
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#8294
⚠️
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spurious
/ˈspjʊəriəs/
adjective
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Not genuine, authentic, or true; false or fake.
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The report was based on spurious claims. |
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false, fake, counterfeit, bogus, fraudulent
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genuine, authentic, true
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spurious claim, spurious argument, spurious reasoning
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#8295
🙅
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spoilsport
/ˈspɔɪlˌspɔːrt/
noun
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A person who ruins other people's enjoyment or fun.
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Don't be a spoilsport and let us enjoy the party. |
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killjoy, party pooper, wet blanket, grouch
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cheerleader, encourager
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act like a spoilsport, don't be a spoilsport, real spoilsport
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#8296
🌊
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spume
/spjuːm/
noun
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Froth or foam, especially found on waves or liquids.
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The waves crashed against the rocks, leaving spume in the air. |
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foam, froth, bubbles, spray, suds
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calm, stillness
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sea spume, spume of the waves, ocean spume
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#8297
🏃
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spry
/spraɪ/
adjective
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active and lively, especially in old age
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The spry grandmother surprised everyone with her quick dance steps. |
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lively, agile, energetic, nimble
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weak, sluggish, inactive
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spry old man, spry movements, spry personality
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#8298
🌲
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spruce
/spruːs/
verb, adjective, noun
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spruced
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spruced
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spruces
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sprucing
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to make neat or tidy in appearance; also refers to an evergreen tree
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He spruced up his room before the guests arrived. |
spruce up |
to make something look cleaner or neater
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tidy, groom, neaten, smarten
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mess, dirty
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spruce tree, spruce up, spruce forest
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#8299
🌱
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sprout
/spraʊt/
verb, noun
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sprouted
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sprouted
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sprouts
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sprouting
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to begin to grow; to produce new leaves or shoots
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The seeds began to sprout after a few days of rain. |
sprout up |
to appear or grow quickly
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grow, germinate, bud, shoot
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wither, die
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sprout leaves, sprout roots, bean sprout
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#8300
💃
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sprightly
/ˈspraɪtli/
adjective
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full of energy and life; lively
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The sprightly old man danced with joy at the wedding. |
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lively, energetic, spirited, vivacious, cheerful
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dull, sluggish, lifeless
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sprightly dance, sprightly mood, sprightly conversation
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#8301
🤕
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sprain
/spreɪn/
noun, verb
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sprained
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sprained
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sprains
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spraining
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an injury to a joint in which the ligaments are stretched or torn
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She sprained her ankle while running in the park. |
sprain an ankle |
to injure the ligaments of the ankle by twisting it
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twist, wrench, strain, injury
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heal, recovery
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ankle sprain, wrist sprain, severe sprain, minor sprain
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#8302
😄
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sportive
/ˈspɔːrtɪv/
adjective
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Playful, lively, or full of fun.
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The children were in a sportive mood during the picnic. |
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playful, lively, cheerful, frolicsome, jocular
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serious, solemn, grave
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sportive behavior, sportive spirit, sportive mood, sportive attitude
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#8303
🌧️
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sporadic
/spəˈrædɪk/
adjective
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Occurring irregularly or in scattered instances rather than continuously.
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The region experienced sporadic rain showers throughout the week. |
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occasional, irregular, infrequent, scattered, random
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regular, constant, continuous
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sporadic violence, sporadic rain, sporadic cases, sporadic attacks
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#8304
😅
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spoonerism
/ˈspuːnərɪzəm/
noun
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A verbal error in which the initial sounds of words are swapped to create a humorous effect.
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He made a spoonerism by saying 'queer old dean' instead of 'dear old queen'. |
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slip of the tongue, wordplay, malapropism, error
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clarity, accuracy, correctness
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classic spoonerism, humorous spoonerism, accidental spoonerism
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#8305
🎭
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spoof
/spuːf/
noun/verb
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spoofed
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spoofed
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spoofs
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spoofing
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A humorous imitation of something, or to trick or parody someone or something.
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The comedian spoofed the politician’s speech to entertain the audience. |
email spoofing |
The creation of email messages with forged sender addresses.
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parody, satire, mockery, hoax, prank
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seriousness, authenticity, truth
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spoof movie, spoof comedy, spoof email, spoof character
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#8306
🌟
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spontaneous
/spɒnˈteɪniəs/
adjective
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Happening naturally without planning or external cause; impulsive or unplanned.
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Their spontaneous trip to the mountains turned out to be the highlight of the summer. |
spontaneous combustion |
The sudden ignition of a substance without an external flame or spark.
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impulsive, instinctive, unplanned, voluntary, automatic
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planned, deliberate, calculated
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spontaneous decision, spontaneous laughter, spontaneous action, spontaneous reaction
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#8307
✨
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spontaneity
/ˌspɑːntəˈneɪəti/
noun
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The quality of being natural, impulsive, and unplanned.
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Her spontaneity made the trip more exciting. |
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impulsiveness, naturalness, improvisation, freedom
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planning, premeditation
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sense of spontaneity, show spontaneity, act with spontaneity
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#8308
🔥
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spoliation
/ˌspoʊliˈeɪʃən/
noun
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The act of destroying or ruining something, often evidence or property.
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The court punished the company for the spoliation of evidence. |
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destruction, ruin, devastation, obliteration
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preservation, protection
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spoliation of evidence, historical spoliation, spoliation claim
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#8309
🚲
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spoke
/spoʊk/
noun, verb
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spoke
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spoken
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speaks
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speaking
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As a noun, a bar connecting the center of a wheel to its rim; as the past tense of 'speak'.
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The bicycle's spoke was bent after the accident. |
spoke out |
To express one's opinion openly and forcefully.
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rod, bar, strut, connector
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hub, rim
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wheel spoke, broken spoke, steel spoke, spoke out
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