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spew<br />

v. Often, spew forth or out or up. belch (up or out or forth),<br />

vomit (up or forth), regurgitate, spit up or out, spout,<br />

discharge, emit, eject, send forth, spurt, gush, throw up or<br />

out, disgorge, Slang puke: The volcano spewed forth lava for<br />

six days and nights.<br />

sphere n. 1 globe, orb, globule, spherule; drop, droplet, bubble:<br />

Flotation is provided by thousands of hollow plastic spheres. 2<br />

society, class, level, caste, rank, domain, walk of life,<br />

station, stratum, position: They did not belong to the same<br />

social sphere. 3 area, field, province, subject, discipline,<br />

range, speciality or US specialty, forte, Colloq bailiwick,<br />

territory, department, thing, bag: Are Gregorian chants within<br />

Stanley's sphere of interest?<br />

spherical adj. spheric, globular, round, ball-shaped, ball-like,<br />

globelike, globe-shaped, globose or globous, globoid,<br />

globate(d), spheroid(al): They chose simple, spherical<br />

lampshades for the sitting-room.<br />

spice<br />

n. 1 condiment, relish, seasoning, flavour(ing); herb: Much of<br />

the purpose of early explorers was to search for spices. 2<br />

zest, spiciness, piquancy, tang, pungency, bite, sharpness,<br />

poignancy, gusto, excitement, seasoning, dash, ‚lan, colour,<br />

life, vigour, interest, stimulation, stimulant, spirit, Colloq<br />

vim, zip, pep, kick, pizazz, punch, ginger, pepper: A holiday<br />

in the Bahamas will add a little spice to our lives.<br />

spicy<br />

--v. 3 season, flavour: Highly spiced food does not agree with<br />

many people. 4 Often, spice up. enliven, inspirit, stimulate,<br />

invigorate: The proprietor felt that the new editor should try<br />

to spice up the magazine.<br />

adj. 1 zesty, zestful, piquant, tangy, (well-)spiced,<br />

(well-)seasoned, hot, peppery, sharp, pungent, snappy, biting,<br />

full-bodied, aromatic, savoury, flavoursome, flavourful: This<br />

curry is a little too spicy for my taste. 2 off colour,<br />

indelicate, suggestive, risqu‚, improper, indecent, indecorous,<br />

ribald, racy, bawdy, unseemly, offensive, titillating, sexy,<br />

Colloq hot: This magazine often publishes spicy nude photos. 3<br />

scandalous, sensational, outrageous, notorious, revealing,<br />

revelatory, intimate: She likes to read about the spicy

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