spondĕo v. a. to promise sacredly; to warrant; vow spondēus substt; a vessel used in making libations; A spondee spondīăcus adj. consisting of spondees; spondaic spondўlē an insect that lives in the ground; and gnaws the roots o... spondўlĭon the herb bear's-foot; bear's-wort; spicknel spondўlus A joint of the spine; a vertebra; spondyle; The hard white; muscle; A kind of m… spongĭa a sponge Spongĭa a proper name spongĭo v. a. to wipe off with a sponge; to sponge spongĭŏla A rosegall; The small roots spongĭŏlus a kind of small fungus; mushroom spongĭōsus adj. spongy spongītis a kind of precious stone spongĭus adj. spongy spongīzo v. a. to wipe off with a sponge; to sponge spongos a sponge spons sponsa P. a. sponsālīcĭus adj. belonging to betrothal; spousal sponsālis adj. belonging to betrothal; espousal; spousal sponsĭo a solemn promise; engagement; a promise; a mutual agreement; stipulation of the… sponsĭuncŭla a little engagement; stipulation sponso v. a. to betroth; affiance; espouse sponsor a bondsman; surety; a godfather; godmother sponsum P. a. sponsus P. a. sponsus P. a. sponsus an engagement; betrothal; bail; suretyship spontālis adj. voluntary; voluntarily spontānĕē adv. spontānĕus adj. of one's free will; voluntary; voluntarily sponte of free will; of one's own accord; of one's self spontis Spŏrădes islands in the Ægean Sea; between the Cyclades and Crete sporta a plaited basket; ham per sportella a little basket; a fruit-basket sportŭla a little basket; a gift; present sportŭlo v. n. to take the dole of a patron Spŏrus a eunuch; a favorite of Nero sprētĭo a despising; disdain; scorn sprētor a despiser; disdainer; scorner sprētus sprētus a despising; disdain; scorn spūma foam; froth; spume; silver-spume; litharge of silver; a pomade spūmābundus adj. foaming; frothing spūmātĭo a foaming spūmātus a foaming; frothing; foam spūmesco v. inch. n. to grow foamy; frothy; to begin to foam spūmĕus adj. foaming; frothy; foamlike spūmĭdus adj. foaming; frothy spūmĭfer adj. foam-bearing; foaming spūmĭgĕna foam-born spūmĭger adj. making foam; foaming spūmo v. n. and a. to foam; froth; to cause to foam; to foam forth; cover with foam spūmōsus adj. full of foam; foaming spŭo v. n. and a. to spit; to spit out; spew spurcālĭa pollutions spurcāmen dirt; filth spurcē adv. spurcĭdĭcus adj. using filthy language; smutty; obscene spurcĭfĭcus adj. making filthy; smutty; obscene spurcĭlŏquĭum filthy; smutty language; obscenity spurcĭtĭa filth; dirt; smut spurco v. a. to make filthy; to befoul; defile; P. a spurcus adj. dirty; unclean; impure; foul; base; low Spūrinna the surname of several Romans; The haruspex who warned Cœsar to beware of the I… spŭrĭum a marine animal of a similar shape spŭrĭus adj. of illegitimate birth; subst; an illegitimate; spurious c...; false Spŭrĭus a Roman prœnomen spūtāmen spittle spūtāmentum spittle spūtātĭlĭcus adj. that deserves to be spit at; abominable; detestable spūtātor one who spits much; a spitter spūto v. freq. a. to spit; spit out; that disease before which one spits spūtum spūtus a spitting squālĕfăcĭo v. a. to make squalid squālentĭa dirt; filth squālĕo v. n. to be stiff; rough; to mourn in filthy; squalid garments; deserts squāles filth; dirt squālĭdē adv. squālĭdĭtas filth; dirt; squalidity squālĭdus adj. stiff; rough squālĭtas dirt; filth squālĭtūdo dirt; filth squālor stiffness; roughness; stiffness; dirtiness; filthiness squălus a kind of sea-fish; N. cr. squālus adj. dirty; filthy; squalid squāma a scale; roughness; rudeness squāmātim adv. like scales squāmātus adj. scaly squāmĕus adj. scaly; in golden scales squāmĭfer adj. scale - bearing; scaly squāmĭger adj. scale-bearing; scaly; fishes squāmōsus adj. full of; covered with scales; scaly squāmŭla a little scale squarrōsus adj. scurfy; scabby; scalled squātĭna a species of shark; the angel-fish; skate squilla st interj. hist! whist! hush!