Vocabulary Words
spaceship
A2noun
A finite pattern that reappears after a certain number of generations in the same orientation but in a different position. (+2 more)
spaghetti
A2noun, verb
A dish that has spaghetti as a main part of it, such as spaghetti bolognese. (+8 more)
speed
A2noun, verb
A third-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of gamma with respect to changes in the underlying asset price. (+31 more)
spill
A2noun, verb
(Australian politics) A declaration that the leadership of a parliamentary party is vacant, and open for re-election. Short form of leadership spill. (+27 more)
spoon
A2noun, verb
(of persons) To lie nestled front-to-back, following the contours of the bodies, in a manner reminiscent of stacked spoons. (+22 more)
spread
A2noun, verb
(bread, etc.) Any form of food designed to be spread, such as butters or jams. (+36 more)
square
A2adjective, noun, verb
(1950s slang) A socially conventional or conservative person (+71 more)
stadium
A2noun
A graduated rod used to measure the distance of the place where it stands from an instrument having a telescope, by observing the number of the graduations of the rod that are seen between certain parallel wires (stadia wires) in the field of view of the telescope. (+5 more)