- spit·tle
- /ˈspıtl̩/ noun [noncount]: the liquid produced in your mouth : saliva or spit
Spittle sprayed from his lips as he shouted at them.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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spit|tle — «SPIHT uhl», noun. 1. saliva; spit. 2. the secretion produced by a spittle insect. ╂[alteration of obsolete spattle (influenced by spit1), Old English spātl saliva < spittan spit] … Useful english dictionary
spit|tle|bug — «SPIHT uhl BUHG», noun. a spittle insect; froghopper … Useful english dictionary
lick|spit|tle — «LIHK SPIHT uhl», noun. a contemptible flatterer; parasite; toady: »…a parcel of sneaks, a set of lickspittles (Thackeray) … Useful english dictionary
tle — abris·tle; abus·tle; apos·tle; apos·tle·hood; apos·tle·ship; bait·tle; bat·tle·dore; bat·tle·ment; bat·tle·ment·ed; bat·tle·some; be·lit·tle; be·lit·tle·ment; bot·tle·ful; bris·tle·less; brus·tle; but·tle; cac·o·mis·tle; cas·tle·ry; cas·tle·ward; … English syllables
spit — de·spit·e·ous; de·spit·e·ous·ly; spit; spit·al; spit·ball·er; spit·ish; spit·kit; spit·stick; spit·ting; spit·toon; spit·zer; un·spit; spit·ter; spit·tle; spit·kid; spit·stick·er; … English syllables
spittle — spit·tle … English syllables
spittle — spit•tle [[t]ˈspɪt l[/t]] n. 1) saliva; spit 2) ent the frothy secretion exuded by spittlebugs • Etymology: 1470–80; b. ME spit (n.) (see spit I) and spetil, OE spǣtl, var. of spātl saliva … From formal English to slang
spittle — spit|tle [ˈspıtl] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: spAtl] the liquid in your mouth = ↑spit … Dictionary of contemporary English
spittle — spit|tle [ spıtl ] noun uncount OLD FASHIONED SALIVA … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spittlebug — spit•tle•bug [[t]ˈspɪt lˌbʌg[/t]] n. ent the nymph of the froghopper, which surrounds itself with a frothy mass • Etymology: 1880–85, amer … From formal English to slang
