noun Download 🔗Share A reduction in consumer cost (usually for a limited time) for items or services rendered. Examples : "The grocery store had a special sp on organic produce, making it cheaper for a week. " business commerce economy finance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One of a rotation of meals systematically offered for a lower price at a restaurant. Examples : ""We always go to Tony's Diner on Tuesdays because their Tuesday sp is the delicious meatloaf with mashed potatoes for only $8." " food business economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Unusual or exceptional episode of a series. Examples : "Did you see the Christmas special?" entertainment media story Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A special constable. Examples : "The sp helped direct traffic after the school concert to ensure everyone got home safely. " police job Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Anything that is not according to normal practice, plan, or schedule, as an unscheduled run of transportation that is normally scheduled. Examples : ""Because the subway line was experiencing delays, they ran a sp to ease the overcrowding." " plan system action service time Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any unlicensed medicine produced or obtained for a specific individual patient. Examples : "The doctor prescribed a special sp for Sarah's unusual allergy. " medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A correspondent; a journalist sent to the scene of an event to report back. Examples : "The sp on the ground reported that the fire was contained and no one was injured. " media communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A dispatch sent back by a special correspondent. Examples : "The editor anxiously awaited the sp from the war zone, hoping for a firsthand account of the recent ceasefire. " media communication writing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A light that illuminates a specific person or thing on the stage. Examples : "As the magician bowed, the sp focused on him, leaving the rest of the stage in darkness. " entertainment stage art Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To form (a word) from its component letters. Examples : "He used Scrabble tiles to spell out "I LOVE YOU"." language word writing grammar linguistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To explain in clear and simple terms. Examples : "Here is a brochure that spells out the benefits." communication language writing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography. Examples : "Good sp is essential for clear written communication. " language writing grammar word linguistics communication education Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The manner of spelling of words; correct spelling. Examples : "The teacher corrected the student's essay, paying close attention to the sp of each word. " grammar language writing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A specific spelling of a word. Examples : "My spelling test had a specific spelling, "receive," that I had trouble with. " grammar linguistics word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A spelling test or spelling bee. Examples : "Maria was nervous about the sp at school today. " education language communication writing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for the purpose of prodding a horse. Often worn by, and emblematic of, the cowboy or the knight. Examples : "The cowboy adjusted his sp before mounting his horse, ready to begin the cattle drive. " utensil item wear animal tradition culture history vehicle Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A jab given with the spurs. Examples : "The tired horse flinched from the rider's sharp sp to its flank. " sport action weapon Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Anything that inspires or motivates, as a spur does a horse. Examples : "Seeing his children succeed was the biggest sp that kept him working hard. " mind character attitude emotion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An appendage or spike pointing rearward, near the foot, for instance that of a rooster. Examples : "The rooster's sp helped it maintain its balance while strutting around the yard. " animal anatomy body part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any protruding part connected at one end, for instance a highway that extends from another highway into a city. Examples : "The I-270 sp leading into the city center often experiences heavy traffic during rush hour. " part geography way area traffic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Roots, tree roots. Examples : "The construction workers carefully avoided damaging the sp when digging near the old oak tree. " plant nature environment biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A mountain that shoots from another mountain or range and extends some distance in a lateral direction, or at right angles. Examples : "From the main ridge of the Cascade Mountains, a long sp jutted out towards the valley, offering hikers incredible views. " geography geology nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A spiked iron worn by seamen upon the bottom of the boot, to enable them to stand upon the carcass of a whale to strip off the blubber. Examples : "The whaler tightened the leather straps of his boots, ensuring the sp was secure before stepping onto the slippery whale carcass. " nautical sailing wear job technical animal item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A brace strengthening a post and some connected part, such as a rafter or crossbeam; a strut. Examples : "The carpenter added a sp to the corner of the porch roof, bracing the post and preventing it from swaying in the wind. " architecture part structure building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The short wooden buttress of a post. Examples : "The fence post wobbled until I hammered a sp firmly into the ground next to it for support. " architecture part building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A projection from the round base of a column, occupying the angle of a square plinth upon which the base rests, or bringing the bottom bed of the base to a nearly square form. It is generally carved in leafage. Examples : "The architect pointed out the delicate leafage carved into the sp where the column met the square base, a subtle detail adding to the building's classical elegance. " architecture art Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Ergotized rye or other grain. Examples : "The farmer worried that the recent rains might have encouraged the growth of sp in his rye field, potentially contaminating the harvest. " medicine food plant agriculture science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A wall in a fortification that crosses a part of a rampart and joins to an inner wall. Examples : "The old fort had a crumbling sp connecting the outer wall to the main keep, providing a narrow passage for defenders. " architecture military building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A piece of timber fixed on the bilgeways before launching, having the upper ends bolted to the vessel's side. Examples : "The shipwright carefully positioned the sp, bolting it firmly to the hull to guide the vessel smoothly down the bilgeways during the launch. " nautical sailing technical vehicle Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A curved piece of timber serving as a half to support the deck where a whole beam cannot be placed. Examples : "Because the shipwright needed to avoid a large engine component, he used a sp to support the deck where a full beam wouldn't fit. " nautical architecture building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A branch of a vein. Examples : "The doctor pointed to a small sp branching off the main vein in the patient's leg during the ultrasound. " anatomy medicine physiology body organ part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A very short branch line of a railway line. Examples : "The freight train slowly rolled onto the sp to deliver the lumber to the construction site. " vehicle technical industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A short thin side shoot from a branch, especially one that bears fruit or, in conifers, the shoots that bear the leaves. Examples : "The apple tree was laden with fruit, each apple dangling from a short sp jutting out from the main branches. " plant biology nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A tern. Examples : "We watched the sp dive into the ocean to catch a fish. " animal bird Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A spurious tone, one that interferes with a signal in a circuit and is often masked underneath that signal. Examples : "The technician isolated the static and determined it wasn't part of the intended broadcast; it was just an annoying sp polluting the radio signal. " electronics signal frequency technical sound Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The track of an animal, such as an otter; a spoor. Examples : "The hunter examined the muddy bank, searching for the otter's sp. " animal nature mark Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading