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spi|ni|form — «SPY nuh frm», adjective. having the form of a spine; spinelike … Useful english dictionary
form — form·abil·i·ty; form·able; form·ably; form·al·de·hyde; form·amide; form·am·i·dine; form·a·zan; form·ful; form·ism; form·ist; form·less; Form·var; for·nic·i·form; fos·si·form; fo·ve·i·form; fruc·ti·form; fun·gi·form; fun·nel·form; fur·ci·form;… … English syllables
spi — an·ti·per·spi·rant; bi·spi·nous; chei·lo·spi·ru·ra; con·spi·cu·i·ty; con·spi·ra·tion; cris·ti·spi·ra; cy·a·no·spi·za; ge·o·spi·za; in·fra·spi·na·tus; in·spi·rate; in·spi·ra·tion; in·spi·ra·tion·al; in·spi·ra·tion·ist; in·spi·ra·tor;… … English syllables
spi|ral|i|form — «spy RAL uh frm», adjective. 1. having the form of a spiral. 2. having to do with a type of decoration based on the spiral, common in primitive art, especially the Mycenaean in Greece and Crete … Useful english dictionary
spi´nal|ly — spi|nal «SPY nuhl», adjective, noun. –adj 1. of or having to do with the spine or backbone: »a spinal nerve, a spinal anesthetic. 2. in the region of the spine. 3. resembling a spine in form or function: »a spinal ridge or hill. 4. of or having… … Useful english dictionary
spi|nal — «SPY nuhl», adjective, noun. –adj 1. of or having to do with the spine or backbone: »a spinal nerve, a spinal anesthetic. 2. in the region of the spine. 3. resembling a spine in form or function: »a spinal ridge or hill. 4. of or having to do… … Useful english dictionary
spi´ral|ly — spi|ral «SPY ruhl», noun, adjective, verb, raled, ral|ing or (especially British) ralled, ral|ling. –n. 1. a winding and gradually widening curve or coil. A watch spring is a spiral. The thread of a screw is a spiral. 2. one of the separate… … Useful english dictionary
spi|ral — «SPY ruhl», noun, adjective, verb, raled, ral|ing or (especially British) ralled, ral|ling. –n. 1. a winding and gradually widening curve or coil. A watch spring is a spiral. The thread of a screw is a spiral. 2. one of the separate circles or… … Useful english dictionary
spi|roid — «SPY royd», adjective. tending to be spiral in form; like a spiral: »a spiroid curve, a spiroid shell. ╂[< New Latin spiroides < Greek speiroeid coiled < speîra a coil + eîdos form] … Useful english dictionary
spi|cate — «SPY kayt», adjective. 1. Botany. a) having spikes: »a spicate plant. b) arranged in spikes: »a spicate flower. 2. Zoology. having the form of a spike; pointed: »a spicate appendage. ╂[< Latin spīcātus, past participle of spīcāre furnish wit … Useful english dictionary
