5-Letter Words Starting With SP
Here's the list of all the 143 5-Letter Words Starting With SP in the English Language.
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| space | 1. place at intervals 2. the unlimited expanse in which everything is located More Definitions → |
| speed | 1. move hurridly 2. move faster More Definitions → |
| sport | 1. wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner 2. play boisterously More Definitions → |
| speak | 1. express in speech 2. exchange thoughts; talk with More Definitions → |
| spent | 1. use up a period of time in a specific way 2. pay out More Definitions → |
| spend | 1. use up a period of time in a specific way 2. pay out More Definitions → |
| specs | 1. (plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision More Definitions → |
| split | 1. extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back) 2. a bottle containing half the usual amount More Definitions → |
| spray | 1. be discharged in sprays of liquid 2. scatter in a mass or jet of droplets More Definitions → |
| spoke | 1. express in speech 2. exchange thoughts; talk with More Definitions → |
| spots | 1. spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens More Definitions → |
| spare | 1. refrain from harming 2. save or relieve from an experience or action More Definitions → |
| spell | 1. a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation 2. a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else) More Definitions → |
| spice | 1. aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative 2. any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food More Definitions → |
| sperm | 1. the male reproductive cell; the male gamete More Definitions → |
| spank | 1. a slap with the flat of the hand 2. give a spanking to; subject to a spanking More Definitions → |
| spine | 1. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord 2. any sharply pointed projection More Definitions → |
| spark | 1. put in motion or move to act 2. emit or produce sparks More Definitions → |
| spike | 1. stand in the way of 2. pierce with a sharp stake or point More Definitions → |
| spite | 1. feeling a need to see others suffer 2. malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty More Definitions → |
| spoon | 1. scoop up or take up with a spoon 2. snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others More Definitions → |
| spill | 1. cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container 2. flow, run or fall out and become lost More Definitions → |
| spicy | 1. producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves 2. suggestive of sexual impropriety More Definitions → |
| spear | 1. pierce with a spear 2. thrust up like a spear More Definitions → |
| spawn | 1. the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs 2. call forth More Definitions → |
| spade | 1. dig (up) with a spade 2. a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it More Definitions → |
| spool | 1. transfer data intended for a peripheral device (usually a printer) into temporary storage 2. wind onto a spool or a reel More Definitions → |
| spoil | 1. (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war) 2. the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it More Definitions → |
| spree | 1. engage without restraint in an activity and indulge, as when shopping 2. a brief indulgence of your impulses More Definitions → |
| spoof | 1. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way 2. make a parody of More Definitions → |
| spout | 1. gush forth in a sudden stream or jet 2. talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner More Definitions → |
| spiel | 1. plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson) 2. replay (as a melody) More Definitions → |
| speck | 1. produce specks in or on 2. a very small spot More Definitions → |
| spire | 1. a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top More Definitions → |
| spore | 1. a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion More Definitions → |
| spelt | 1. orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of 2. indicate or signify More Definitions → |
| spasm | 1. a painful and involuntary muscular contraction 2. (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel) More Definitions → |
| spiny | 1. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. 2. having spines More Definitions → |
| spate | 1. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent 2. a sudden forceful flow More Definitions → |
| spitz | 1. any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail More Definitions → |
| splat | 1. give off the sound of a bullet flattening on impact 2. split open and flatten for cooking More Definitions → |
| spurt | 1. gush forth in a sudden stream or jet 2. wet with a spurt of liquid More Definitions → |
| spook | 1. someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric 2. a mental representation of some haunting experience More Definitions → |
| spied | 1. catch sight of 2. watch, observe, or inquire secretly More Definitions → |
| spilt | 1. cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container 2. flow, run or fall out and become lost More Definitions → |
| spiky | 1. having or as if having especially high-pitched spots More Definitions → |
| sprig | 1. a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year 2. an ornament that resembles a spray of leaves or flowers More Definitions → |
| spoor | 1. the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game More Definitions → |
| splay | 1. spread open or apart 2. turn outward More Definitions → |
| sprue | 1. a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation More Definitions → |