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spatula

Short Definition : broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing

Definition
(noun) a turner with a narrow flexible blade Definition
(noun) a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for spatula

s+Patkar+ulta - used to turn things upside down

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spatula

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Spatula=spade for lunch

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spawn

Short Definition : lay eggs (in large numbers); produce offspring (in large numbers); N: eggs of aquatic animals

Definition
(noun) the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs Definition
(verb) call forth
Synonyms : breed engender
Definition
(verb) lay spawn
Example Sentence
  • The salmon swims upstream to spawn
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for spawn

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spawn in the game "counter-strike" is the place where the players get rebirth in a new round. so basically spawn is place where something is regenerated. relate it to eggs.

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when a piegion was watching porn...it SPAWN......hehehehe...sorry...;)

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prawn is spawn.....that is prawn is d cause of production...

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Pawn in chess (to cause something new, or many new things, to grow or start suddenly) Pawn(young animal or child)... Pawn (eggs of frogs etc)

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Spawn=see pawn(porn) , which makes u to see more porn, hence porn is spawned.

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specious

Short Definition : seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading (often intentionally)

Definition
(adj) plausible but false
Synonyms : spurious
Example Sentence
  • a specious claim
  • spurious inferences
Definition
(adj) based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
Synonyms : gilded meretricious
Example Sentence
  • the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility
  • meretricious praise
  • a meretricious argument
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for specious

It sounds like 'suspicious'.

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Like the movie "Species" about an alien woman who looks human but has other plans

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Seemingly true/plausible/attractive, but when SPECulated closely, it was found to be fallaCIOUS.

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spec+ious => ppl with specs normally seem reasonable but end up being incorrect. * (no offense, just to remember)

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He made a SPEECH to US which was false

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JANta ke pisonse TICKET khared kar trip gaya

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SPEC-to see/to seem specious--sthg that seems to be like this but actually it isnt

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she peed sauce,I saw it.Looks true but it can't be

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specious = "speech"ious, means it is true only in speech or words but not in reality

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people having spects can clearly see but actually not(with out spects)

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Looks like spAcious but actually not, then it is spEcious

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speck

Short Definition : small piece or mark; Ex. speck of dust in the eye

Definition
(noun) a very small spot
Synonyms : pinpoint
Example Sentence
  • the plane was just a speck in the sky
Definition
(noun) (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything Definition
(noun) a slight but appreciable amount
Example Sentence
  • this dish could use a touch of garlic
Definition
(verb) produce specks in or on
Example Sentence
  • speck the cloth
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for speck

Distance SPECtator K(c)an see players in small spots

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spectral

Short Definition : ghostly; N. specter: spectre; ghost; phantom

Definition
(adj) of or relating to a spectrum
Example Sentence
  • spectral colors
  • spectral analysis
Definition
(adj) resembling or characteristic of a phantom
Example Sentence
  • a ghostly face at the window
  • a phantasmal presence in the room
  • spectral emanations
  • spiritual tappings at a seance
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for spectral

Spectrum(2G) has become a worst nightmare to the government.

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spectral -> spec (noc) + t(u)r(n)al ->nocturnal : At night you get spectral thoughts ! Not a direct/easy mnemonic , but something is better than nothing !

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spectral== we can say spectrum which is caused by light of different colors..so if we impose spectrum on something or someone one he or she will be likely to be spectral.

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spectral - that which is real, only when seen with a special specs! - or something spectacularly unreal - ghostly

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spectrum

Short Definition : colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; broad and continuous range; Ex. whole spectrum of modern thoughts

Definition
(noun) an ordered array of the components of an emission or wave Definition
(noun) a broad range of related objects or values or qualities or ideas or activities

speechless

Short Definition : unable for the moment to speak (because of strong feeling); Ex. speechless with anger

Definition
(adj) temporarily incapable of speaking
Synonyms : dumb
Example Sentence
  • struck dumb
  • speechless with shock

spendthrift

Short Definition : someone who wastes money; CF. thrift: accumulated wealth

Definition
(noun) someone who spends money prodigally Definition
(adj) recklessly wasteful
Example Sentence
  • prodigal in their expenditures
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for spendthrift

Spendthrift is actually a misnomer...split it as SPEND+THRIFT. Thrifty means, careful use of resources, so a spendthrift should actually mean someone who carefully spends money, but it means SOMEONE WHO WASTES MONEY.

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Spend+thirst=Some1 who is thirsty for spending money

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SPell the END of THRIFTiness. A Spendthrift may have been thrifty once, but now he isn't.

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ORIGIN : SPENDTHRIFT = SPEND + THRIFT(SAVINGS) SO it means who spend the savings.

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Thrift is from the word thrive (ie. prosper). A spendthrift is someone who thrives on spending money

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spin

Short Definition : rotate swiftly; make (thread) by twisting (cotton, wool, etc.); N.

Definition
(noun) a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile) Definition
(noun) the act of rotating rapidly
Synonyms : twirl twist twisting whirl
Example Sentence
  • he gave the crank a spin
  • it broke off after much twisting
Definition
(noun) a short drive in a car
Example Sentence
  • he took the new car for a spin
Definition
(noun) rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral
Synonyms : tailspin
Definition
(noun) a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion)
Example Sentence
  • the campaign put a favorable spin on the story
Definition
(verb) revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
Example Sentence
  • The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy
Definition
(verb) stream in jets, of liquids
Example Sentence
  • The creek spun its course through the woods
Definition
(verb) cause to spin
Synonyms : birl twirl whirl
Example Sentence
  • spin a coin
Definition
(verb) make up a story
Example Sentence
  • spin a yarn
Definition
(verb) form a web by making a thread
Example Sentence
  • spiders spin a fine web
Definition
(verb) work natural fibers into a thread
Example Sentence
  • spin silk
Definition
(verb) twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation
Example Sentence
  • The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrassing
Definition
(verb) prolong or extend
Synonyms : spin out
Example Sentence
  • spin out a visit

splice

Short Definition : join together end to end to make one continuous length; fasten together; unite; Ex. splice two strips of tape; N.

Definition
(noun) a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together
Synonyms : splicing
Example Sentence
  • the break was due to an imperfect splice
Definition
(noun) joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together
Synonyms : lap joint
Definition
(verb) join the ends of
Example Sentence
  • splice film
Definition
(verb) perform a marriage ceremony
Synonyms : marry tie wed
Example Sentence
  • The minister married us on Saturday
  • We were wed the following week
  • The couple got spliced on Hawaii
Definition
(verb) join together so as to form new genetic combinations
Example Sentence
  • splice genes
Definition
(verb) join by interweaving strands
Example Sentence
  • Splice the wires
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for splice

Splice is the opposite of slice (not the drink). If you slice, you cut. If you splice, you join.

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the free 5 star was fastened to the slice bottle

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