The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms INTRO ...

spew v. Often, spew forth or out or up. belch (up or out or forth),
vomit (up or forth), regurgitate, spit up or out, spout,
discharge, emit, eject, send forth, spurt, gush, throw up or
out, disgorge, Slang puke: The volcano spewed forth lava for
six days and nights.
sphere n. 1 globe, orb, globule, spherule; drop, droplet, bubble:
Flotation is provided by thousands of hollow plastic spheres. 2
society, class, level, caste, rank, domain, walk of life,
station, stratum, position: They did not belong to the same
social sphere. 3 area, field, province, subject, discipline,
range, speciality or US specialty, forte, Colloq bailiwick,
territory, department, thing, bag: Are Gregorian chants within
Stanley's sphere of interest?
spherical adj. spheric, globular, round, ball-shaped, ball-like,
globelike, globe-shaped, globose or globous, globoid,
globate(d), spheroid(al): They chose simple, spherical
lampshades for the sitting-room.
spice n. 1 condiment, relish, seasoning, flavour(ing); herb: Much of
the purpose of early explorers was to search for spices. 2
zest, spiciness, piquancy, tang, pungency, bite, sharpness,
poignancy, gusto, excitement, seasoning, dash, ‚lan, colour,
life, vigour, interest, stimulation, stimulant, spirit, Colloq
vim, zip, pep, kick, pizazz, punch, ginger, pepper: A holiday
in the Bahamas will add a little spice to our lives.
--v. 3 season, flavour: Highly spiced food does not agree with
many people. 4 Often, spice up. enliven, inspirit, stimulate,
invigorate: The proprietor felt that the new editor should try
to spice up the magazine.
spicy adj. 1 zesty, zestful, piquant, tangy, (well-)spiced,
(well-)seasoned, hot, peppery, sharp, pungent, snappy, biting,
full-bodied, aromatic, savoury, flavoursome, flavourful: This
curry is a little too spicy for my taste. 2 off colour,
indelicate, suggestive, risqu‚, improper, indecent, indecorous,
ribald, racy, bawdy, unseemly, offensive, titillating, sexy,
Colloq hot: This magazine often publishes spicy nude photos. 3
scandalous, sensational, outrageous, notorious, revealing,
revelatory, intimate: She likes to read about the spicy