| ALLSPICE | • allspice n. (Uncountable) A spice; the dried and ground unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica, thought to combine the flavours… • allspice n. (Countable) Pimenta dioica, an evergreen tree of tropical America with aromatic berries. • ALLSPICE n. a widely used aromatic spice, so named because it combines the flavours of several different spices. |
| AUSPICES | • auspices n. Plural of auspice. • auspices n. Protection or patronage. • AUSPICE n. a good omen. |
| BESPICED | • bespiced v. Simple past tense and past participle of bespice. • BESPICE v. (Shakespeare) to season with spice. |
| BESPICES | • bespices v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bespice. • BESPICE v. (Shakespeare) to season with spice. |
| HOSPICES | • hospices n. Plural of hospice. • HOSPICE n. a shelter. |
| SPICATED | • spicated adj. (Botany) spicate. • SPICATED adj. spiked; spikelike, also SPICATE. |
| SPICCATO | • spiccato adj. (Music) detached; separated; with every note performed in a distinct and pointed manner. • spiccato n. (Music) A manner of playing a stringed instrument such that the bow is bounced off the strings after each note. • SPICCATO n. (Italian) a method of playing a stringed instrument with staccato bowing. |
| SPICIEST | • spiciest adj. Superlative form of spicy: most spicy. • SPICY adj. tasting of spice, also SPICEY. |
| SPICKEST | • spickest adj. Superlative form of spick: most spick. • SPICK adj. tidy, fresh. |
| SPICKNEL | • spicknel n. Rare spelling of spignel. • SPICKNEL n. (obsolete) an umbelliferous herb having finely divided leaves, common in Europe; aka baldmoney, meu, also SPIGNEL. |
| SPICULAE | • spiculae n. Plural of spicula. • SPICULA n. (Latin) a spike or splinter, also SPICULE. |
| SPICULAR | • spicular adj. Of, pertaining to, or formed from spicules. • SPICULAR adj. resembling a dart; having sharp points. |
| SPICULES | • spicules n. Plural of spicule. • SPICULE n. a needlelike structure, also SPICULA, SPICULUM. |
| SPICULUM | • spiculum n. A thrusting javelin used by Romans that replaced the pilum in the late 3rd century. • spiculum n. A sharp, pointed crystal, especially of ice. • spiculum n. (Zoology) A sharp, needle-like structure, especially those making up the skeleton of a sponge. |