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spacial
English
Etymology
space +? -ial
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -e???l
Adjective
spacial (not comparable)
- Alternative spelling of spatial
- 1946, Mervyn Peake, Titus Groan
- The spacial depths between the glittering threads of the web and the chef seemed abysmic and prodigious. He might have belonged to another realm.
- 1946, Mervyn Peake, Titus Groan
Derived terms
- spaciality
Anagrams
- apicals, aplasic
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spay
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English spayen, spaien, from the Anglo-Norman espeier, equivalent to the Old French espeer (“to cut with a sword”), from espee (“sword”), whence the Modern French épée.
Alternative forms
- spaie [16th C.]
- spave (archaic)
- spaye [16th–17th CC.]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sp?, IPA(key): /spe?/
- Rhymes: -e?
Verb
spay (third-person singular simple present spays, present participle spaying, simple past spayed, past participle spayed or (obsolete) spade)
- (transitive) To remove or destroy the ovaries and/or uterus (of an animal) so that it cannot become pregnant.
Synonyms
- castrate, emasculate (for a male)
- geld (used almost always of animals, especially male horses)
- neuter (used only of animals, especially pets)
- sterilize (used for all species and for both genders)
Translations
References
- “spay, v.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
Etymology 2
See spayard.
Noun
spay (plural spays)
- Rare spelling of spayard.
References
- “spay” listed as a variant spelling of “spaya(?)d, spayd”, listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
Etymology 3
Verb
spay (third-person singular simple present spays, present participle spaying, simple past and past participle spayed)
- Alternative form of spae (to foretell or divine)
Anagrams
- APYs, AsPy, Pays, aspy, pays, pyas, yaps
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch speye; compare Middle Dutch spoye.
Alternative forms
- spey, speye
Noun
spay (plural spayes)
- sluice
References
- “†spay, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
Etymology 2
See spayen.
Verb
spay (third-person singular simple present spayeth, present participle spayinge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle spaied)
- alternative infinitive of spayen.
References
- “spay, v.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
Scots
Etymology
From Northern Middle English sp?, from Old Norse spá (“to foretell, prophesy”), from Proto-Germanic *spah?n?, *speh?n? (“to observe”), from Proto-Indo-European *spe?- (“to look”). Cognate with Old High German speh?n (“to peer, spy”) (whence German spähen), Middle Dutch spien, spieden (“to spy”) (whence Dutch spieden). More at spy.
Noun
spay (plural spays)
- A prophecy; omen
Verb
spay (third-person singular present spays, present participle spayin, past spayed, past participle spayed)
- Alternative form of spae
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