| VERB | body | spit, ptyalize, ptyalise, spew, spue | expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth |
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| communication | spit, spit out | utter with anger or contempt / contempt | |
| weather | spit, sprinkle, spatter, patter, pitter-patter | rain gently | |
| contact | spit, skewer | drive a skewer through | |
| NOUN | object | spit, tongue | a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea |
| body | spit, saliva, spittle | a clear liquid / liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth | |
| artifact | spit | a skewer for holding meat over a fire / fire | |
| act | spit, spitting, expectoration | the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) |
| Sounds | spih't | |
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| Rhymes | acquit ... writ: 187 rhymes with iht... | |
| Meaning | A narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea. | |
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| Synonym | tongue | |
| Broader | cape, ness | A strip of land projecting into a body of water |
| Substances | sand | A loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral |
| Spanish | lengua de tierra | |
| Catalan | llengua de terra | |
| Meaning | A clear liquid / liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches. | |
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| Synonyms | saliva, spittle | |
| Part of | salivary gland | Any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion |
| Narrower | drool, dribble, drivel, slobber | saliva spilling from the mouth |
| tobacco juice | saliva colored brown by tobacco (snuff or chewing tobacco) | |
| Broader | secretion | A functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell |
| Substances | ptyalin | An amylase secreted in saliva |
| Spanish | baba, saliva | |
| Catalan | saliva | |
| Verbs | spit | expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth |
| Meaning | A skewer for holding meat over a fire / fire. | |
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| Part of | rack, stand | A support for displaying various articles |
| Narrower | brochette | A small spit or skewer |
| turnspit | A roasting spit that can be turned | |
| Broader | skewer | A long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted |
| Spanish | asador, espeto | |
| Catalan | ast | |
| Verbs | spit | drive a skewer through |
| Meaning | The act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva). | |
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| Synonyms | spitting, expectoration | |
| Broader | expulsion, projection, ejection, forcing out | The act of expelling or projecting or ejecting |
| Spanish | expectoración | |
| Catalan | esputació, expectoració | |
| Verbs | spit | expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth |
| Meaning | Expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | The women spit water into the bowl | |
| Synonyms | ptyalize, ptyalise, spew, spue | |
| Broader | expectorate, cough up, cough out, spit up, spit out | Discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth |
| See also | spit up | discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth |
| spit up | give reluctantly | |
| Spanish | escupir, esputar, saliva | |
| Catalan | escopir, esputar, saliva | |
| Nouns | spit, spitting | the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) |
| spit | a clear liquid / liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth | |
| spitter | a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth) | |
| Meaning | Utter with anger or contempt / contempt. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | spit out | |
| Broader | utter, emit, let out, let loose | Express audibly |
| Spanish | soltarla | |
| Catalan | deixar-la anar | |
| Meaning | rain gently. | |
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| Pattern | It is ----ing | |
| Synonyms | sprinkle, spatter, patter, pitter-patter | |
| Broader | rain, rain down | precipitate as rain |
| Spanish | chispear, escupir, lloviznar, rociar, salpicar | |
| Catalan | esquitxar, ploviscar, plovisquejar | |
| Meaning | Drive a skewer through. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | skewer | |
| Broader | pin | pierce with a pin |
| Spanish | espetar | |
| Catalan | enastar, enfilar | |
| Nouns | spit | a skewer for holding meat over a fire / fire |
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