Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z spray A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid. sprayability The condition of being sprayable. sprayable That can be sprayed. sprayball A ball-shaped spray head. spraybar A device consisting of a bar or pipe with multiple openings or nozzles, designed to distribute a fluid, such as water, insecticide, or fuel, over a specific area or surface. Sprayberry A surname. sprayboard A dashboard. spraydeck A cover, for a kayak or canoe, that prevents water entering during rough weather. spraydrift The unintentional diffusion of sprayed pesticide onto neighbouring land. sprayed chapped with cold sprayer Synonym of spray bottle. sprayey Full of spray. sprayful Full of spray; spraying. sprayhood A frame-supported canvas over the companionway (entrance) of a sailboat providing the on-deck crew partial cover from the splashes of the seas that break against the hull of the boat. spraying The act by which something is sprayed. sprayless Not producing spray. spraylike Resembling or characteristic of a spray. spraypainter One who, or that which, spraypaints. sprayproof Resistant to spray (as from the ocean). sprayskirt Synonym of spraydeck. spread To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space. spreadability Ease of spreading or of being spread. spreadable Capable of being spread. spreadably In a spreadable way. spreadation A banquet; a rich spread of food. spreadboard Part of a textile machine where the flax is drawn out by the rollers. spreadeagleism A pretentious, boastful, jingoistic attitude. spreadee That which is being spread on; the target of spreading. spreader An object or person who spreads. spreadhead A fan of the American rock band Widespread Panic. spreading The act by which something is spread. spreadingly In a manner that spreads out. spreadingness The quality of spreading, or tending to spread spreadly In a spread out or widespread manner; widely. spreadmart A system of spreadsheets, databases, etc. developed for data analysis, often becoming unmaintainable through size or complexity. spreadover The variable arrangement of duties and breaks within overall work periods of fixed duration. spreadsheet A computer application for organization, analysis, and storage of data in tabular form. spreadsheeter Someone who creates spreadsheets. spreadsheeting The use of spreadsheets. spreadsheetlike Resembling or characteristic of a spreadsheet. spreadsheety Resembling or characteristic of spreadsheets or spreadsheet software. spreadwing Any of a number of damselfies of the family Lestidae, which are larger than most damselflies and differ from them as they hold their wings at an angle away from their bodies. spready Tending to spread horizontally. spreagh Plunder, especially cattle taken as booty. spreath A raid in order to steal cattle. spreathe To make chapped, as with cold. Sprechbund A shared way of speaking that goes beyond language boundaries, such as the use of rhyme in hip-hop. sprechgesang A form of recitative between speaking and singing. Sprechstimme A dramatic vocal style midway between speaking and singing. Spreckels A census-designated place in Monterey County, California, United States. spreckle A speck, spot, speckle; freckle. spreckled Speckled. spredges Synonym of sprayed edges. spree Uninhibited activity. spreeish Inclined to go out on a spree, or characteristic of a spree. Spreen A surname from German. spreeuw A starling. Spreewald A forested wetland area in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany. spreite A sedimentary lamina caused by animal behaviour. Spreitzer A surname from German. sprelve An upper atmospheric optical phenomena associated with thunderstorms, in which an elve is immediately followed by a sprite. Sprengel A surname from German. Sprenger A surname. sprengerinin A particular steroid glycoside. Sprenkle A surname. sprent To leap; bound; move quickly; dart spreon A hypothetical supersymmetric partner to the preon, in supersymmetric preon theories. Spreyton A village and civil parish in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX6996). sprezzatura The art of performing a difficult task so gracefully that it looks effortless; calculated nonchalance. spricket Any member of the order Schizomida, a group of arachnids also called short-tailed whip-scorpions. Spridget An Austin-Healey Sprite or an MG Midget, two similar-looking sports cars of the 20th century. sprifermin human recombinant FGF18, as a candidate drug to treat knee osteoarthritis sprig A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray. Sprigg A surname. spriggan In Cornish folklore, a malicious spirit in the form of a wizened old man. Sprigge A surname. sprigger A person employed to nail the soles onto shoes. sprigging ornamentation in the form of sprigs or sprays. spriggite A monoclinic-prismatic bright orange mineral containing barium, calcium, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and uranium. Spriggs A surname. spriggy Full of sprigs, or small branches. spright Spirit; mind; soul; state of mind; mood. sprightful sprightly; spirited; lively; animated sprightfully In a sprightful manner. sprightfulness The quality of being sprightful sprightless unsprightly; dull; sluggish. sprightlily In a sprightly manner. sprightliness The property of being sprightly. sprightly Animated, gay, or vivacious; lively, spirited. spriglet A little sprig. sprigtail The pintail duck. Sprincon The area of Effingham County, Georgia, between the city limits of Rincon and Springfield, Georgia. spring To move or burst forth. springald A young man, a stripling, a youth. springall A surname. springback An inner false joint on a bound book, springing upward from the true or outer back when the book is opened flat. Springbank A locality in the Shire of Moorabool, central western Victoria, Australia. springboard A board consisting of a flexible, springy, cantilevered platform that propels one into the air, used for diving or gymnastics. springbok A small, fast antelope native to southern Africa, Antidorcas marsupialis. Springbokkie A mixed drink comprised of creme de menthe and Amarula springboks The South African national rugby union team. Springborn A surname from German. springborne Supported by (mechanical) springs. Springbrook A mountain, plateau, town, and locality in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Springburn An inner suburb of the city of Glasgow, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6067). springcreekite A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral black mineral containing barium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and vanadium. Springdale A village in the Temora council area, central New South Wales, Australia. springdans A Norwegian dance with leaping movements. springe To sprinkle; to scatter. springed Having (a given type of) springs; equipped with (a given type of) springs. springer A person that springs. Springeresque Reminiscent of Jerry Springer (1944–2023), controversial American talk-show host. Springerian An age forming part of the Carboniferous. springerle a white, anise-flavored German cookie with an embossed design Springett A surname. Springfield A suburb in Campbell Park parish, City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8638). Springfielder Synonym of Springfieldian (“inhabitant of Springfield”). Springfieldian Of or pertaining to any of the towns called Springfield. Springfieldite Synonym of Springfieldian (“inhabitant of Springfield”). springfish Any of the fish in the goodeid genus Crenichthys. Springfontein A rural town in the Free State, South Africa. springform A round baking tin with a rim that can be detached from the base, making it easy to remove the contents after baking. springful Pertaining to the season spring; springlike; vernal. springhaas A South African springhare. Springham A surname from Old English. springhare Any of the genus Pedetes of generally nocturnal, herbivorous African rodents that dig burrows. springhead The source of a natural spring. springheel A type of shoe popular in the 19th century that had a low internal heel; also, the low internal heel of these shoes. springhouse A small building constructed over a spring, formerly used for refrigeration (and thus sometimes also serving as pumphouse, milkhouse, or root cellar). Springhurst A town in the Rural City of Wangaratta, north eastern Victoria, Australia. springily In a springy manner. springiness the property of being springy. springing The action of the verb to spring. springingly In a springing manner; with springs or leaps. springle a trap to catch animals, using a spring mechanism. springless Without a spring or springs (bouncing motion, engineering component, etc). springlessness The absence of springs. springlet A small, minor spring (water source). springlike Typical of spring (the season). springlock To trap, injure or kill (a person) by a spring lock (as a result of mechanical failure). springlong Lasting for the whole spring season. springly Pertaining to or characteristic of spring; vernal. springmaker A manufacturer of springs (mechanical devices that exert force). springmaking The manufacture of springs (mechanical devices that exert force). Springman A surname. Springmount A locality in the Shire of Hepburn, central western Victoria, Australia. Springrange A locality in the Yass Valley council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. springs A district of Ekurhuleni, Gauteng province, South Africa. springscape A vernal landscape. Springside A village in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland, on the border with East Ayrshire (OS grid ref NS3738).