SPITS Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun (1)

plural of spit

as in peninsulas

an area of land that juts out into a body of water at the northeast end of the island is a long spit whose terminal is crowned by a towering lighthouse

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spits

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noun (2)

plural of spit

as in pictures

something or someone that strongly resembles another the spit and image of his father

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as in drools

the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands so dry that he felt as if he had no spit left in his mouth

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spits

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verb

present tense third-person singular of spit

as in stabs

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object according to the propaganda put out by the war ministry, enemy soldiers were spitting innocent babies on bayonets

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After a brief pause, the AI spits out another message explaining how my professional ambitions had led me to neglect my mother in favor of completing my first book. —