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Nouns (6)

n. a skewer for holding meat over a fire

n. a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea

n. the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)

n. a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches

Verbs (10)

spit out

v. utter with anger or contempt

spew, spue, ptyalize

v. expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"

skewer, drive a skewer through

v. drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ"

sprinkle, spatter, patter, pitter-patter

v. rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (11)

bar

n. a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore; "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river"

key, cay

n. a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida

reef

n. a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water

sandbank

n. a submerged bank of sand near a shore or in a river; can be exposed at low tide

shoal

n. a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide

sparkle, fizz, foam, froth, effervesce

v. form bubbles; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water"

Synonyms (3)

spit up, cough up, pony up

v. give reluctantly; "He coughed up some money for his children's tuition"

Antonyms (0)

spit

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