Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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soybean
noun
a vegetable seed used for food
or crushed for its oil.

space
noun
1 the place where all the
stars and planets are found.
2 an empty area or gap.

spacecraft
spacecrafts noun
a vehicle for traveling
in space.

Vostok 1 was the first
manned spacecraft.

spade
spades noun
a shovel or tool
that is used for
digging.

spaghetti
noun

a type of long, thin pasta.

N say spu-get-ee

span
spans noun
1 a period of time.
2 the distance between
two objects.

spare

adjective

more than is needed.

spark

sparks noun

a small, burning piece

of material that is thrown

up from a fire.

sparkle

sparkles sparkling sparkled verb

to reflect tiny flashes of

bright light.

Diamonds

sparkle.

sparkling adjective

speak

speaks speaking spoke spoken

verb

to say words, or to talk.

spear

spears noun

a long weapon

with a sharp point

that is thrown

by hand.

special

adjective

different from the rest,

usually because it is better.

N say spesh-ul

N opposite ordinary

specific

adjective

definite or precise.

Can you be more specific?

N say spi-sif-ik

speck

specks noun

a very small piece or spot.

A speck of dust.

speckled

adjective

covered with

tiny marks

or spots.

A speckled egg.

spectator

spectators noun

a person who watches an

event but does not take part.

The spectators cheered for

their favorite team.

speech

speeches noun

1 the ability to speak

and the way people speak.

Speech is a power only

humans have.

2 a talk given to an audience.

speed

speeds noun

a measurement of how fast

something is moving.

spell

spells spelling spelled or

spelt verb

to say or write the letters

of a word in the correct order.

How do you spell “special”?

spell

spells noun

words that are supposed

to have a magic power.

The magician cast a spell

on the frog.

spend

spends spending spent verb

1 to use money to buy things.

I spent my money on a book.

2 to pass time.

We spent two weeks camping

in the forest.

sphere

spheres noun

a solid, round shape, like a

ball (see shape on page 182).

N say sfeer

spice

spices noun

a substance made from dried

parts of a plant and used to

add flavor to food.

spicy

adjective

strongly flavored with spice.

spicy

species

species noun

a group of animals or plants that

usually look similar or behave in

a similar way.

There are about 320 species

of salamander in the world.

N say spee-sheez

cayenne pepper

cinnamon stick

paprika

spare tire