spondĕo v. a. to promise solemnly; to bind; engage; pledge one's self; He 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 of trees spondўlĭon the herb bear's-foot; bear's-wort; spicknel spondўlus A joint of the spine; a vertebra; spondyle; The hard white; muscle spongĭa a sponge; An open-worked coat of mail; The root; A kind of porous stone; pumice… 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; sponsal; Substt sponsĭo a solemn promise; engagement; a promise; guarantee; security 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; willingly; of one's own mind sponte of free will; of one's own accord; of one's self; freely; willingly spontis Spŏrădes islands in the Ægean Sea; between the Cyclades and Crete sporta a plaited basket; ham per; A sieve 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; contempt sprētor a despiser; disdainer; scorner; contemner sprētus sprētus a despising; disdain; scorn; contempt spūma foam; froth; spume; foams; silver-spume spūmābundus adj. foaming; frothing spūmātĭo a foaming spūmātus a foaming; frothing; foam; froth spūmesco v. inch. n. to grow foamy; frothy; to begin to foam; froth spūmĕus adj. foaming; frothy; foamlike; dappled spūmĭdus adj. foaming; frothy spūmĭfer adj. foam-bearing; foaming spūmĭgĕna foam-born spūmĭger adj. making foam; foaming spūmo v. n. and a. Neutr; to foam; froth; to cause to foam; to foam forth spūmōsus adj. full of foam; foaming spŭo v. n. and a. to spit; to spit out; spew; Neutr; spit 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; dung spurco v. a. to make filthy; to befoul; defile; P. a spurcus adj. dirty; unclean; impure; foul; base 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 child; a bastard; 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; the epilepsy spūtum spūtus a spitting squālĕfăcĭo v. a. to make squalid squālentĭa dirt; filth squālĕo v. n. to be stiff; rough; to be dry; parched; to be desert squāles filth; dirt squālĭdē adv. squālĭdĭtas filth; dirt; squalidity;; neglect; disorder squālĭdus adj. stiff; rough; dirty; foul; filthy squālĭtas dirt; filth squālĭtūdo dirt; filth squālor stiffness; roughness; dirtiness; filthiness; foulness squălus a kind of sea-fish; N. cr.; squālus adj. dirty; filthy; squalid squāma a scale; a fish; A cataract; Hulls; husks squāmātim adv. like scales squāmātus adj. scaly squāmĕus adj. scaly; in golden scales squāmĭfer adj. scale - bearing; scaly squāmĭger adj. scale-bearing; scaly; Subst; 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!