noun Download 🔗Share The soul of a person or other creature. What moves through experience into self-definition as souls purpose. Examples : "The challenges of life often test our spirits, pushing us to discover our inner strength and purpose. " soul philosophy religion theology mind being Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A supernatural being, often but not exclusively without physical form; ghost, fairy, angel. Examples : "A wandering spirit haunts the island." supernatural mythology religion soul being Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Enthusiasm. Examples : "School spirit is at an all-time high." attitude mind character emotion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The manner or style of something. Examples : "The student presented her research project in the spirits of thoroughness and collaboration. " style way character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (usually in the plural) A volatile liquid, such as alcohol. The plural form spirits is a generic term for distilled alcoholic beverages. Examples : "My uncle prefers to drink spirits like whiskey and gin after dinner. " drink substance chemistry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Energy; ardour. Examples : "The team played with such spirits, even after falling behind, that they managed to win the game. " energy soul mind emotion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One who is vivacious or lively; one who evinces great activity or peculiar characteristics of mind or temper. Examples : "a ruling spirit; a schismatic spirit" character mind person attitude soul being Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Temper or disposition of mind; mental condition or disposition; intellectual or moral state; often in the plural. Examples : "to be cheerful, or in good spirits; to be down-hearted, or in bad spirits" mind soul character attitude condition human philosophy moral Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself. Examples : "After running the marathon, she collapsed, struggling to catch her spirits and breathe normally. " physiology soul body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A rough breathing; an aspirate, such as the letter h; also, a mark denoting aspiration. Examples : "The ancient Greek texts often included marks for "spirits," indicating where a word should be pronounced with an initial breath or aspirate sound, like an 'h'. " language linguistics phonetics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Intent; real meaning; opposed to the letter, or formal statement. Examples : "the spirit of an enterprise, or of a document" mind philosophy soul attitude character being moral Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of the four substances: sulphur, sal ammoniac, quicksilver, and arsenic (or, according to some, orpiment). Examples : "The old alchemy text listed sulphur and quicksilver among the essential spirits needed for their experiments. " substance chemistry material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (dyeing) Stannic chloride. Examples : "The dyer used spirits to help the wool absorb the red dye more evenly. " chemistry substance material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To carry off, especially in haste, secrecy, or mystery. Examples : "The thieves spirited the painting away in the middle of the night, leaving no trace. " action event story Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To animate with vigor; to excite; to encourage; to inspirit; sometimes followed by up. Examples : "Civil dissensions often spirit the ambition of private men." mind soul character attitude energy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Distilled alcoholic beverages. Examples : "My uncle keeps a collection of spirits in his home bar, including whiskey and rum. " drink Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading