spat.
The spawn of shellfish, especially oysters and similar molluscs.
Meaning & usage
The spawn of shellfish, especially oysters and similar molluscs.
A juvenile shellfish which has attached to a hard surface.
Where this word comes from
Uncertain; perhaps related to spit.
To spawn, used of shellfish as above.
Where this word comes from
Uncertain; perhaps related to spit.
A covering or decorative covering worn over a shoe.
A piece of bodywork that covers the upper portions of the rear tyres of a car.
A drag-reducing aerodynamic fairing covering the upper portions of the tyres of an aeroplane equipped with non-retractable landing gear.
Where this word comes from
Shortening of spatterdash, from spatter + dash. 1779.
A brief argument, falling out, quarrel.
get into a trivial spat over punctuality
have a vicious spat with the cousins
Where this word comes from
1804. American English, probably imitative.
To quarrel or argue pettily briefly.
Where this word comes from
1804. American English, probably imitative.
A light blow with something flat.
Where this word comes from
Attested from 1823.
To strike with a spattering sound.
To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together, as the hands.
Where this word comes from
Attested from 1823.
An obsolete unit of distance in astronomy (symbol S), equal to one billion kilometres.
Where this word comes from
From Latin spatium (“space”).
simple past and past participle of spit
There was no sink in the room so we spat out the window.
If I had known you had a spittoon in the corner I would never have spat on the floor.
Where this word comes from
From Old English spittan, spætan.
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