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spits

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A sudden impact or blow.

Examples :

"The boxer absorbed several hard spits to the face during the fight. "

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The shock and noise produced by violently closing a door or other object.

Examples :

"The spits of slamming lockers echoed down the empty school hallway. "

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A slam dunk.

Examples :

"That last dunk was a spits; nobody could have stopped her. "

sport achievement

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noun

Examples :

""Calling him a liar was one of the worst spits he had ever received." "

attitude communication negative character

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The yellow iron silicate produced in alum works as a waste product.

Examples :

"After cleaning the large vats used to make alum, workers shoveled the spits into a pile for disposal. "

material substance chemistry industry

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noun

Examples :

"The local coffee shop hosts weekly poetry spits, where performers share their original poems. "

literature entertainment culture art

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A slambook.

Examples :

"During class reunions, reading old spits filled with classmates' secrets and crushes is always entertaining. "

culture literature writing entertainment media

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The refuse of alum works.

Examples :

"The landfill near the old alum factory was filled with spits, a chalky white waste product. "

material substance chemistry industry

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A subgenre of death metal with elements of hardcore punk focusing on midtempo rhythms, breakdowns and palm-muted riffs

Examples :

"The music store employee recommended spits to me, saying it was a good gateway genre between hardcore punk and more extreme death metal. "

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A type of card game, also called ruff and honours.

Examples :

"After dinner, the family often enjoys a game of spits before bedtime. "

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A card game, played all at once without separate turns, in which players attempt to get rid of their cards as quickly as possible according to certain rules.

Examples :

"During the long car ride, the family played spits to pass the time, slapping cards down as fast as they could. "

game entertainment

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Losing or winning all the tricks in a game.

Examples :

""Winning the card game by getting all the tricks is called spits; it's really hard to achieve." "

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A bid of six (small slam) or seven (grand slam) in a suit or no trump.

Examples :

"The team's final spit was a grand slam, worth seven points. "

game sport number

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Winning all (or all but one) of the available, major or specified events in a given year or sports season.

Examples :

"The baseball team's spits this year included the league championship, the regional tournament, and the state finals, making them the best team in the state. "

sport achievement

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A shambling fellow.

Examples :

"Because he had been sick, he walked like a spits, shuffling his feet along the ground. "

person character human

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A thin metal or wooden rod on which meat is skewered for cooking, often over a fire.

Examples :

"We used long metal spits to roast the marshmallows over the campfire. "

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A generally low, narrow, pointed, usually sandy peninsula.

Examples :

"Seagulls rested on the sandy spits jutting out into the shallow bay, watching for fish. "

geography nature

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To impale on a spit; to pierce with a sharp object.

Examples :

"to spit a loin of veal"

action weapon food utensil

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To use a spit to cook; to attend to food that is cooking on a spit.

Examples :

"She’s spitting the roast in the kitchen."

food utensil action

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Saliva, especially when expectorated.

Examples :

"There was spit all over the washbasin."

body physiology

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An instance of spitting; specifically, a light fall of rain or snow.

Examples :

"We ran inside when we felt the first spits of rain. "

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A person who exactly resembles someone else (usually in set phrases; see spitting image)

Examples :

""Little Lily is the spits of her grandmother; they have the same bright eyes and mischievous grin." "

appearance person family

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To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.

Examples :

"He chews tobacco and then spits the juice into a cup. "

physiology body action

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To emit or expel in a manner similar to evacuating saliva from the mouth; specifically, to rain or snow slightly.

Examples :

"a hot pan spitting droplets of fat"

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verb

To utter (something) violently.

Examples :

"The angry customer spits insults at the cashier. "

language action

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(hip-hop) To rap, to utter.

Examples :

"During the lunch break, David spits a few rhymes for his friends, making them laugh. "

music language entertainment culture communication

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To make a spitting sound, like an angry cat.

Examples :

"The cat spits when the dog gets too close to its food bowl. "

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The depth to which the blade of a spade goes into the soil when it is used for digging; a layer of soil of the depth of a spade's blade.

Examples :

"The gardener dug down two spits to loosen the soil for planting the tomato seedlings. "

agriculture geology environment

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The amount of soil that a spade holds; a spadeful.

Examples :

"Maria added two spits of soil to the small flower pot before planting the seeds. "

agriculture amount

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To dig (something) using a spade; also, to turn (the soil) using a plough.

Examples :

"The farmer spits the heavy clay soil to prepare the field for planting. "

agriculture utensil work

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To plant (something) using a spade.

Examples :

"My grandfather spits rose bushes every spring to add more color to the garden. "

agriculture plant

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To dig, to spade.

Examples :

"My grandfather still spits the garden every spring to prepare the soil for planting vegetables. "

agriculture utensil work