Meanings
spect1
verbspect (third-person singular simple present spects, present participle specting, simple past and past participle spected)
present singular third person spects · participle present specting · participle past spected · past spected · alternative 'spect
- colloquialAphetic form of expect.
I'm comin' home, I know I'm overdue Spect me any day now real soon
1962, “Comin' Home Baby”, in Comin' Home Baby!, performed by Mel Tormé1 more example
"I's growing so big now, mamma," said she, coaxingly, "don't you spect I must have some tea?"
1871, Sophie May, Dotty Dimple's Flyaway
SPECT2
noun
- abbreviationacronymAcronym of single-photon emission computed tomography.
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with spect
subjectprojectselectdirecteffectobjectperfectrespectconnectcorrectprotectexpectaffectreflectcollectcheckedsuspectdetectincorrectindirectprospectelectdefectneglect
All rhymes →Sounds the same
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APA
spect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spect
MLA
“spect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spect. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spect,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spect.
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