Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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spot

spots noun

1 a small, round area that

is a different color from

the area around it.

This cup and saucer are

covered in white spots.

2 a place.

It was a perfect picnic spot.

spread

spreads spreading spread verb

to open something out

or make it cover

a bigger area.

He spread the blanket out

on the ground.

N say spred

spring

springs noun

1 the season between

winter and summer when

the weather becomes warmer

and many plants start to grow.

2 a coil of thin metal that

jumps back into shape after

it has been pressed together

or pulled apart.

3 a place where water flows

out of the ground.

spring

springs springing sprang sprung

verb

1 to jump upward

in a lively way.

She sprang over

the gymnastic apparatus.

spring noun

2 to appear or grow quickly.

New houses sprang up all over

the hillside.

sprint

sprints sprinting sprinted verb

to run very fast for

a short

distance.

sprint noun

sprout

sprouts sprouting

sprouted verb

to begin to grow.

Green shoots

sprouted from

the bean.

sprout noun

spy

spies noun

a person who gathers

information in secret.

spy verb

square

squares noun

a shape with four equal

sides and four right angles

(see shape on page 182).

square adjective

squash

squashes squashing squashed

verb

1 to crush something so

that it becomes flat.

2 to squeeze together.

We all squashed onto the sofa.

N say skwosh

squeak

squeaks squeaking squeaked

verb

to make a short, high-pitched

sound like a mouse.

squeak noun

squeal

squeals squealing squealed verb

to make a long, high-pitched

sound like a piglet.

squeal noun

squeeze

squeezes squeezing squeezed

verb

to press hard, often in

order to push

something out.

She squeezed the paint out

of the tube.

squirm

squirms squirming squirmed

verb

to twist the body from

side to side, or to wriggle.

The rabbit squirmed under

the fence.

N say skwurm

spot

spot

spots spotting spotted verb

to notice or see.

Can you spot my car?

spotlight

spotlights noun

a strong light pointed at a

small area, usually on a stage.

spout

spouts noun

the part of a container that

a liquid is poured from.

spray

sprays spraying sprayed verb

to scatter a fine shower

of liquid onto something.

He sprayed the plant

with water.

spray noun

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