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hospittal, hospittle, spital, spittal, spittall, spittle,
spital [ˈspɪtəl]
n. A hospice or shelter.
aspite, despite, spite, spitefu,
spite [spəit]
n. A disappointment. A cause for annoyance, grief, vexation.
v. To scorn, despise.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
despite: v. To despise.
in spite o: Despite, without being affected by ...
spitefu: Spiteful.
spla, splaa, splae, splae-fittit, splag, splavie, splaw, splay, splayfittet, splay-fittit, splayvie,
splae [spleː]
also splavie [ˈspleːvi]
adj. Flat-footed.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
splae-fittit: Flat-footed.
splatch,
splatch [splatʃ]
n. A splodge or blot of something wet or sticky. A patch of colour or dirt etc.
v. To bedaub, splash.
splatter, splattert,
splatter [ˈsplatər]
n. Noisy splashing or spluttering about in water or mud etc. A clattering sound, as of a horse's hooves. A rattle. A hubbub stir, dispute, commotion.
v. To scatter, splash, sprinkle something about, to spatter. To bespatter, bedaub, splash someone or something with liquid or mud etc. To splash noisily in water.
pt. pp. splattert, splattered
splaa$d, splae, splaed, splay, splay$t, splayed,
splay [S. spleː]
n. A squabble, quarrel. A stroke, slap. The hem made by fastening down the edges of a seam with the upper projecting edge sewn down over the lower edge.
v. To flay, skin. To fasten down the edges of a seam by hemming the upper, projecting edge down over the lower one. to mend a tear in cloth by sewing the edges together. To smoothe flat.
pt. pp. splayed
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
splay on: To work vigorously.
splat, spleet, spleetin, spleetit, spleit, spleitit, splet, spletten, split, splitten, splut, splutten,
spleet [split]
also split [splɪt]
n. A splitting or crack. A split, schism, disruption in an organisation. A quarrel, rift, rupture in friendly relations or co-operation.
v. To split, separate. To part the hair. To quarrel.
pt. spleet, spleetit, splat [splat, splɛt, splʌt]
pp. splitten [ˈsplɪtən, ˈsplʌtən], splut [splʌt]
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
spleetin: Splitting.
spleets: U. A piece of potato for planting.
splendant, splendent,
splendent [ˈsplɛndənt]
adj. Splendid. Brightly shining.
speochan, speuchan, spleuchan, spleughan, splochan, spluchan, spoughan, spyuchan, spyuchin,
spleuchan [ˈspl(j)uxən, ˈspjuxən]
n. A pouch for holding money, a purse. A leather tobacco pouch. col. The female pudendum.
spleut, spleuter, spleuterach, spleuterie, spleutert, spleutery, splooter, splooterie, splootert, splootery, splouter, spluter, spluterich, splutrich, splutter,
spleut [ˈspl(j)ut]
also spleuter.
n. A sudden, spluttering gush, the noise caused by that, the liquid shed or spilled in that way. Weak, watery drink of any kind. A dirty messy person.
v. To burst forth, gush out with a spluttering noise, to spill in a messy, splashing manner. To fall flat into liquid or mud, to walk in an unbecoming, splashing manner, to flounder about.
 
spleuterie
n. Weak, watery food, a dirty mess.
adj. Weak and watery. Of the weather: wet, rainy.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
spleuterach [MN. ˈspl(j)ut(ə)rəx, ˈspl(j)ut(ə)rɪç]: A scattered mess.
spleutert: Covered in a messy liquid or mud etc.

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